Ex-THAI president found dead in Bang Khen

Ex-THAI president found dead in Bang Khen

Air Chief Marshal Prayad Didyasarin, a former president of Thai Airways International, was found dead alongside the air force crematorium inside Wat Phrasri Mahathat in Bang Khen district on Wednesday morning.

It was believed that he committed suicide.

Bang Khen police were informed of ACM Prayad's death about 7am on Wednesday after his body was found.

Air Chief Marshal Prayad Didyasarin image from the website senate.go.th.

Nearby residents told police they heard the sound of a gunshot about 4am from inside the temple grounds.

Pol Lt Gen Srivarah Rangsipramanakul, the metropolitian police chief, said an initial forensic examination found a gunshot wound in ACM Prayad's temple, with a gun lying near his body. 

Since the gun belonged to the dead man, it was initially believed he had committed suicide, Pol Lt Gen Srivarah said. A more extensive investigation would be made, he added.

ACM Prayad, 91, was a former assistant commander of the air force, a former president of Thai Airways International, and a senator in 1992.

He was the father of Grp Capt Virayuth Didyasarin, the former consort of HRH Princess Chulabhorn.

A police officer prepares tape to seal off the crematorium where the body was found. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Do you like the content of this article?
COMMENT (1)