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Police Region 2 GPR scan in 5-body murder case finds nothing

Police Region 2 GPR scan in 5-body murder case finds nothing

MGR Online•Society•3d ago

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Provincial Police Region 2 utilized Ground Penetrating Radar to search for evidence in a 5-body concealed murder case at a coconut grove, but excavation of two suspicious points yielded no results.

  • •Provincial Police Region 2 used GPR technology to scan a coconut grove in Chonburi on August 6.
  • •The operation aimed to find additional evidence in a murder case involving five concealed bodies.
  • •Two points of abnormal underground signals were detected and excavated to a depth of 1-2 meters.
  • •No foreign objects or evidence of concealed burials were found at the excavated sites.

Overview

  • •Pol. Lt. Gen. Chatchai Surachetpong, Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongphan Wongmanithet, and Mr. Naris Niramaiwong led police and experts to inspect a coconut grove crime scene on August 6.
  • •The operation was part of an investigation into a concealed murder case involving five victims.
  • •Experts from Silpakorn University and a team of engineers used Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to scan for underground abnormalities.
  • •The GPR device detected two points of abnormal signals beneath the soil surface.
  • •Police coordinated with forensic officers and used a backhoe to excavate the two identified points to a depth of 1-2 meters.
  • •The excavation was conducted because the GPR had initially detected abnormal signals at those locations.
  • •No foreign objects, traces of concealed burials, or abnormalities were found during the inspection of the two points.
  • •Provincial Police Region 2 ceased the mission and withdrew forces, though the investigation into the case continues based on existing evidence.

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Key Entities

Organization

Provincial Police Region 2(ตำรวจภูธรภาค 2)
The police unit leading the GPR scanning operation in the concealed murder case.
Silpakorn University(มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร)ℹ️
The institution that provided archaeology experts for the GPR operation.

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Chatchai Surachetpong(พล.ต.ท.ฉัตรชัย สุรเชษฐพงษ์)
Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 2 who led the inspection of the coconut grove.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongphan Wongmanithet(พล.ต.ต.พงศ์พันธ์ วงษ์มณีเทศ)
Commander of Chonburi Provincial Police who participated in the inspection.
Mr. Naris Niramaiwong(นายนริศ นิรามัยวงศ์)
Governor of Chonburi Province who led the inspection of the coconut grove.

Place

Chonburi Province(จังหวัดชลบุรี)ℹ️
The location where the coconut grove crime scene is situated.