On the 16th of July 2024, six foreign nationals, all of Vietnamese descent were found dead at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. According to Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, two of the dead were Americans of Vietnamese descent and four were Vietnamese nationals. After preliminary examinations of the scene, Major-General Theeradej Thumsuthee, chief investigator of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, also said that it was assumed that they had been poisoned, and that there were signs that all six drank coffee or tea. However, a preliminary autopsy did not find any injuries.[1]
| 2024 Bangkok hotel cyanide poisoning | |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Date | July 16, 2024 |
| Weapon | Cyanide |
| Deaths | 6 |
As of 17 July 2024, it was confirmed[by whom?] that all 6 victims died of cyanide poisoning.[2] The police believed that it was a murder–suicide.[3]
References
edit- ^ "6 found dead in Bangkok hotel; Thai PM orders probe". The Straits Times. 2024-07-16. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Daily, The ASEAN (2024-07-17). "Bangkok officials confirm cyanide poisoning in mysterious hotel deaths, probe deepens". THE ASEAN DAILY. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Suhartono, Muktita (2024-07-17). "In a Bangkok Hotel Room, Six Bodies and Traces of Cyanide". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-20.