Police have concluded their investigation into Thailand’s “cyanide killer”, a woman accused of the murder of at least 14 people in what authorities are calling the kingdom’s worst ever serial killer.
36-year-old Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was arrested in April after families of numerous alleged victims came forward. Police say between 2015 until 2023, she killed 14 people in eight provinces by mixing cyanide into their food.
Most of the victims were people to whom Sararat owed money, while others were people she stole from, according to police, who added that one of her poisoning targets survived. Cyanide is a rapid-acting deadly chemical which interferes with the body’s ability to use oxygen.
Police said Sararat has denied murder but confessed to using cyanide. Deputy Police Chief Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn called the case “historic” and said it was being forwarded to prosecutors on Friday (30 June).
He told a press conference that “Thailand has had serial killers before, but the number of deaths was not this high.”
Pol Maj Gen Surachate said Sararat faces 80 charges including cyanide poisoning, forgery, theft and premeditated murder, which carries the death penalty, adding that there would now be tighter regulations on access to cyanide. (NNT)
