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Bones under the pineapple trees: Doctor Death?
- Published: 21 Sep 2012 at 18.07
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Farmer couple fought with police colonel doctor 3 years ago, then disappeared, bones of 2 people found buried at his home & his family using their car...
Photo above of human skulls at a crime scene, evidence collected in a police forensic examination (Source: Wikipedia) Photo below of the doctor who is the murder suspect in the article.
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CRIME
Police find human bones in orchard
21/09/2012
Skeletal remains have been found buried near the house of a doctor who is suspected to be involved in the disappearance of a couple in Phetchaburi province three years ago.
After Samart Noomjui and Orasa Kerdsap, both 27-year-old pineapple farmers, went missing with a Toyota pickup truck, their relatives filed a police complaint about their disappearance on June 17, 2009.
The victims' families believed both of them were murdered and police later identified Pol Col Supat Laohawattana, a doctor at Police General Hospital, as a suspect in the case.
Pol Col Supat reportedly had an argument with the couple before they went missing.
The couple's vehicle was spotted recently at the house of Pol Col Supat's relative in Nonthaburi province.
Hanpol Nitwibun, commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 7, yesterday led more than 100 police officers to examine Pol Col Supat's pineapple orchard in Phetchaburi and found two sacks buried about two metres deep at the place.
The search was conducted after a tip-off by a witness that the remains could have been buried there.
One sack contained bone remains from skull to hip, along with a jacket, while another held leg and feet parts, Pol Lt Gen Hanpol said.
All bone pieces can be combined to form a human's skeleton about 160 centimetres high, the police said.
Forensic examinations will be conducted to match the bones with the missing couple, and the result is expected to be known within three days, he said.
Police will excavate the area again today to find more evidence. The skeletons have not yet been proved to be linked with the disappearance case, Pol Lt Gen Hanpol said, adding that Pol Col Supat will be summoned for questioning.
Police said they also found 42 guns in the suspect's house.
They have yet to contact the suspect to bring him in for questioning.
(Source: Bangkok Post, CRIME, Police find human bones in orchard, 21/09/2012, link)
Murder Mystery Vocabulary
murder - the crime of killing another person การฆาตกรรม, การฆ่า (See Wikipedia)
skull - the bones of the head กระโหลกศีรษะ
missing - when a person disappears and nobody knows where they are, same as "disappeared" ซึ่งหายไป, ซึ่งหาไม่พบ
went missing
missing person - a person who has disappeared for unknown reasons, special laws and police investigations deal with these cases ผู้สูญหาย (See Wikipedia)
disappearance - การสาบสูญ, การหายไป, การสูญหาย
couple - two people who are married or are involved in a romantic relationship คุ่รัก
disappearance of a couple
orchard - an area of land where fruit trees are grown สวนหรือแปลงผลไม้
police find human bones in orchard
skeleton (noun) - all the bones in a person's body that give the body structure โครงกระดูก
skeletal (adjective)
remains - the body of a person or animal that has died ซากศพ
skeletal remains - bones of a dead person
buried - covered completely by something, in this case, soil ฝัง
buried near the house of a doctor
suspected - people who might have done something wrong, but not yet proven; thought to be something เป็นที่สงสัย
suspected to be involved in the disappearance of a couple
Skeletal remains have been found buried near the house of a doctor who is suspected to be involved in the disappearance of a couple in Phetchaburi province three years ago.
filed - to take official action, e.g., to make a formal complaint ยื่นฟ้องร้อง
complaint - when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory การร้องเรียน
their relatives filed a police complaint about their disappearance
After Samart Noomjui and Orasa Kerdsap, both 27-year-old pineapple farmers, went missing with a Toyota pickup truck, their relatives filed a police complaint about their disappearance on June 17, 2009.
suspect - a person who is thought to have committed a crime ผู้ต้องสงสัย
the suspect in the case
the suspect in the murder case
contact - having communication with someone ติดต่อ สัมผัส การพบปะ ติดต่อ ระหว่างคนสองกลุ่ม
contact the suspect
questioning - asking either a suspect or witness in a criminal case questions about the time to get information to solve the crime
bring in - bring a person to place for some purpose or reason
bring suspect in for questioning
identified - named ระบุชื่อ
police identified Police Colonel Supat as a suspect in the case.
argument - when two or more people do not agree and fight about something, using strong words
The victims' families believed both of them were murdered and police later identified Pol Col Supat Laohawattana, a doctor at Police General Hospital, as a suspect in the case. Pol Col Supat reportedly had an argument with the couple before they went missing.
vehicle - a machine that you travel in or on, especially one with an engine that travels on roads, e.g., a car, bus, van, truck, etc. ยานพาหนะ
spotted - seen; noticed ปรากฏให้เห็น
spotted recently
relative - a member of your family ญาติพี่น้อง
Police Colonel Supat's relative
The couple's vehicle was spotted recently at the house of Pol Col Supat's relative in Nonthaburi province.
commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 7
sack - bag
bury - put under ground
buried sacks - bags under the ground
sacks buried under the ground
sacks buried about two metres deep
Hanpol Nitwibun, commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 7, yesterday led more than 100 police officers to examine Pol Col Supat's pineapple orchard in Phetchaburi and found two sacks buried about two metres deep at the place.
search (verb) - to look somewhere carefully in order to find something ค้นหา
a search (noun) - the activity of looking carefully for something
conduct - do; carry out
conduct a search
tip-off - give the police some important information about a crime or criminal
witness - someone who sees a crime, accident or other event happen; someone who tells a court or investigators what they know about a crime พยาน, ผู้ที่เห็นเหตุการณ์, พยานในเหตุการณ์
witness (verb) - to see something happen เฝ้าชม (พระราชพิธี)
skull - the bones of the head กระโหลกศีรษะ
hip - สะโพก
one sack contained bone remains from skull to hip, along with a jacket
The search was conducted after a tip-off by a witness that the remains could have been buried there. One sack contained bone remains from skull to hip, along with a jacket, while another held leg and feet parts, Pol Lt Gen Hanpol said. All bone pieces can be combined to form a human's skeleton about 160 centimetres high, the police said.
forensic - the use of science to solve crimes and find criminals
forensic examination - crime scene investigation (CSI), the use of scientific techniques to collect and analyze evidence at a crime scene (See Wikipedia)
conduct forensic examinations
evidence - facts statements or objects that help to prove that someone has committed a crime หลักฐาน information that is used in court to try to prove something หลักฐานประกอบการไต่สวนคดี หรือพิจารณาคดี
crime scene - the place where a crime such as murder happened (the place where a murder happened or the body was found)
match - to look the same as or very similar to something else ซึ่งไม่คู่ควร
match the bones with the missing couple
expected - believe will happen คาดว่า (จะเกิดขึ้น)
the result is expected to be known within three days
forensic examinations will be conducted to match the bones with the missing couple, and the result is expected to be known within three days, he said.
excavate - to dig in the ground in order to find things from the past การขุดซากดึกดำบรรพ์
excavate the area to find more evidence
linked - connected เชื่อมโยง เกี่ยวกับ
The skeletons have not yet been proved to be linked with the disappearance case
summoned - officially ordered someone to come to a place, especially a court of law เรียกตัว ordered to appear หมายเรียก เรียกตัว
summoned for questioning
summon suspect for questioning
Pol Col Supat will be summoned for questioning
Police will excavate the area again today to find more evidence. The skeletons have not yet been proved to be linked with the disappearance case, Pol Lt Gen Hanpol said, adding that Pol Col Supat will be summoned for questioning.Police said they also found 42 guns in the suspect's house. They have yet to contact the suspect to bring him in for questioning.
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