Thai food delivery rider arrested for murdering female DJ in northern Thailand

Police arrested a Thai food delivery rider on Saturday, October 28, for the murder of a female disc jockey (DJ) and the subsequent abandonment of her body in the woods within the Phichit province of Isaan.

On October 22, 68 year old DJ named Jutathip “Ju” Daanwannakit disappeared from her house. Her family filed a missing person report with the officers at Wachira Baramee Police Station on October 24. Her husband reported to the police that Ju left the house on her white Nissan March at about 7.30am and lost contact with him.

Police discovered Ju’s dead body on the day in the forest along Highway Number 117 in the Sam Ngam district of Phichit. The murderer tied her arms and legs with tape and covered her mouth with cloth. An autopsy is underway to determine traces of physical assaults.

Officers investigated the case and questioned Ju’s neighbours….