Ruptured liver led to death of land-deed suspect

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DEATH OF A SUSPECT

Ruptured liver led to death of land-deed suspect

THE NATION 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- DSI says liver may have been damaged when officers applied CPR when they tried to revive the suspect.

 

THE AUTOPSY of a suspect in an illegal land-deed registration case showed that he had died of a ruptured liver, contrasting earlier statements by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) that he had committed suicide by hanging himself with a pair of socks.

The DSI defended itself yesterday, saying officers did not have any motive to torture Tawatchai Anukul as the department already had clear evidence against him. It said his liver may have been damaged when officers applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when they tried to revive him.

Chainarong Anukul, Tawatchai's brother, disclosed the results of the autopsy performed at the Police General Hospital, which indicated a blunt injury and suffocation.

He also expressed doubts about conflicting statements issued by the DSI.

"The family believes in the autopsy result and does not want to file any complaint against the DSI, but we still doubt the information given by DSI officers about my brother's death. The security guard said my brother tore his shirt to hang himself, but another officer said he used his socks," Chainarong said.

He added that the family had asked the DSI to check surveillance camera footage, but an officer had said the area was not covered by CCTV.

Meanwhile, DSI director-general Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said he had not yet received the autopsy report, but had ordered officers to check surveillance cameras near the detention rooms to see who had entered the area during the time of the incident.

"I'll ask the doctor if the liver rupture could have been caused by intense pressure during CPR, as the officer who performed the CPR was in a hurry may have administered the CPR improperly," Paisit said.

Dr Wittawat Siriprachai, a former director of Koh Lanta Hospital, said a CPR performed in the wrong position could result in internal injuries such as broken ribs and the rupture of the spleen or liver, but such injuries were usually inflicted by untrained people, not officers who had proper lifesaving training. A person would have to be hit with intense force, such as a collision with a car or a very hard kick or punch to the body, to have his or her liver ruptured, he added.

Another doctor who asked to remain anonymous said CPR could not cause injury to the liver because the heart and liver were in different parts of the body.

Forensic Science Office chief Pol Maj-General Thawatchai Mekprasert-suk said forensic officers had inspected the scene and not found any traces of violence. The suspect's body did bear any marks of injuries or having been beaten, he added.

"We only found traces on the detention room door that the suspect used his socks to hang himself on the door hinge," Thawatchai said.

DSI deputy director-general Pol Colonel Songsak Raksaksakul denied allegations that the key suspect in the illegal land-deed registration case was assassinated. 

"As suspected by Tawatchai's family, there were many people who wanted to silence him. But I insist, that no matter who wanted the suspect dead, it definitely was not the action of a DSI officer," Somsak said. 

"It is true that the masterminds of unlawful encroachment into public land in Phuket and Phang-nga is a powerful local mafia network, but Tawatchai made no mention about this." 

Pol Lt-Colonel Prawut Wongseenin, DSI Consumer Protection and Environment Crime Bureau director, said Tawatchai had committed suicide because of the stress resulting from the criminal proceedings against him.

Paisit also emphasised that the DSI had not tortured Tawatchai during interrogation, adding his family members were present until evening and would have known if torture was employed during the interrogation.

His brother Chainarong said a one-night funeral had been arranged at Wat Bang Luang Temple in Pathum Thani and Tawatchai's body would be cremated today.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Ruptured-liver-led-to-death-of-land-deed-suspect-30294242.html

 

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[ukrules]

We have a word for this in the rest of the world : Murder

[Loaded]

He needed to be silenced.

[phutoie2]

ruptured liver from CPR, conflicting stories on discovering the body, quick cremation, all beggars belief. Plus this man knew a lot about these land deals, no need now for lengthy court case (s)

[chiang mai]

CPR! They've made absolutely no attempt to disguise what happened.

[colinneil]

Looks like my comment in the original post was spot on.

[rkidlad]

His knowledge killed him.

 

I've heard better excuses from grade 1 kids. 

[ezzra]

With alarmingly high rate of suspicious death in custody of people involved in high profile

cases where their absolute silence is the sought out, reports such as this one can

only be met with skepticism and disbelief.....

[Haso]

the bigger fish have now escaped

[Acharn]

I'm trying to imagine a "detention room" where the hinge would be on the inside. Doesn't make sense, especially if the "detention room" was actually a jail cell. Cell doors always open outward, so a prisoner couldn't impede officers going into the cell. Of course there was probably some sort of projection or bar inside the "detention room" he could have hung a noose on. Lots of Americans manage to "commit suicide" every month in well-designed jail cells. Funny, none of those areas have cameras, either.

[Nip]

The DSI defended itself yesterday, saying officers did not have any motive to torture Tawatchai Anukul as the department already had clear evidence against him. 

 

Thus suggesting torture is normal practice?  A senior police officer from this district once told me a safe house is safe for the police. ....

[Docno]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The DSI defended itself yesterday, saying officers did not have any motive to torture Tawatchai Anukul as the department already had clear evidence against him.

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Paisit also emphasised that the DSI had not tortured Tawatchai during interrogation, adding his family members were present until evening and would have known if torture was employed during the interrogation.

 

Interesting statements. Could be taken to mean that "Yeah, we sometimes torture people, but we didn't in this case." 

 

A more appropriate response would be to assert/clarify that "The DSI does not torture suspects... period". Hmmmm... 

[worgeordie]

He must have had a pair of VERY long socks.

regards worgeordie

[waldroj]

"...CPR performed in the wrong position could result in internal injuries such as broken ribs and the rupture of the spleen or liver, but such injuries were usually inflicted by untrained people, not officers who had proper lifesaving training..."!

 

Maybe, DSI should have insisted on treating Phra Dhammachayo too!

[Eric Loh]

15 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

He must have had a pair of VERY long socks.

regards worgeordie

 

or a mighty strong shirt certainly not cotton as attested by the security guard as to how he was hanged. Not the manner he die and was the liver damaged that killed him, forensic DSI said. Conflicting statements but fact is many people die before trial in this government.

[clockman]

L.O.S. Now land of unexplained deaths. Or L.O.U.D.

[craigt3365]

25 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

He must have had a pair of VERY long socks.

regards worgeordie

No, it was his shirt...errr....his socks....errr....his shirt....LOL

 

Sad way to die.  Even worse is nobody will be brought to justice over this.

[AlphMichaels]

No brainer - he was beat to death.  

[atyclb]

31 minutes ago, waldroj said:

"...CPR performed in the wrong position could result in internal injuries such as broken ribs and the rupture of the spleen or liver, but such injuries were usually inflicted by untrained people, not officers who had proper lifesaving training..."!

 

Maybe, DSI should have insisted on treating Phra Dhammachayo too!

 

in the land of ineptitude really need to wonder when they say "trained". driver education, written and road tests also exist and we see the net result of that training every day.

[Jogden]

Another doctor who asked to remain anonymous said CPR could not cause injury to the liver because the heart and liver were in different parts of the body.
...

What sort of medicine does this guy practise? The liver is close to the heart in humans on my planet.

[atyclb]

36 minutes ago, waldroj said:

"...CPR performed in the wrong position could result in internal injuries such as broken ribs and the rupture of the spleen or liver, but such injuries were usually inflicted by untrained people, not officers who had proper lifesaving training..."!

 

Maybe, DSI should have insisted on treating Phra Dhammachayo too!

 

in the land of ineptitude really need to wonder when they say "trained". driver education, written and road tests also exist and we see the net result of that training every day.

 

 

Liver Laceration As A Complication Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Vikas Jain , MBBS ¹ , Denyse Lutchmansingh , MD ¹ , Dilpreet Kaur , MBBS ¹ , Pratibha Kaul , MD ² , Girish Trikha , MD ² , Adnan Abbasi , MD ² , , ³,

 

http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2014.189.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6468

Read More: http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2014.189.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6468

[IAMHERE]

34 minutes ago, AlphMichaels said:

No brainer - he was beat to death.  

I got hit in the liver once, painful. Can not imagine beating so hard that the liver ruptures and then to lie in a 'holding room' until you die. Got to wonder if he didn't write something down or record a video prior to being picked up by the authorities, he knew how the system works.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, rkidlad said:

His knowledge killed him.

 

I've heard better excuses from grade 1 kids. 

Like the dog ate my homework, which was probably closer to the truth than this right cock-up.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

He must have had a pair of VERY long socks.

regards worgeordie

And at least knee length, must have been the only pair in Thailand owned by a Thai. 

[klauskunkel]

DSI agent X: "Oh look, the suspect has hanged himself with his shirtsocks."

DSI agent Y: "Let's CPR his liver, shall we?"

DSI agent Z: "No CCTV here, what are we waiting for?..."

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"As suspected by Tawatchai's family, there were many people who wanted to silence him. But I insist, that no matter who wanted the suspect dead, it definitely was not the action of a DSI officer," Somsak said.  "It is true that the masterminds of unlawful encroachment into public land in Phuket and Phang-nga is a powerful local mafia network, but Tawatchai made no mention about this." 
 

...made no mention about this, and now he never will...

[kotsak]

Sounds like Hitchcock's movie, "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

 

[pookiki]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

He must have had a pair of VERY long socks.

regards worgeordie

 

Suicide by sock it to me.

 

 

[dieseldave1951]

15 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

DSI agent X: "Oh look, the suspect has hanged himself with his shirtsocks."

DSI agent Y: "Let's CPR his liver, shall we?"

DSI agent Z: "No CCTV here, what are we waiting for?..."

...made no mention about this, and now he never will...

if he did not mention this how do the RTP know ?????

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

44 minutes ago, Jogden said:

Another doctor who asked to remain anonymous said CPR could not cause injury to the liver because the heart and liver were in different parts of the body.
...

What sort of medicine does this guy practise? The liver is close to the heart in humans on my planet.

Have you ever heard about people that died due to liver damage after receiving CPR except this case ? The autopsy can also determine if the liver got damaged before or after death. If it was damage before death there would be a lot of blood in and around the liver if it was damaged after death there would be no or little bleeding. So if he was hit or kicked before death there will be signs of bleeding if it was due to CPR there will be no or little bleeding. Elementary dear Watson.

[Krataiboy]

Horribly obvious what  is going on here. One can only feel for the family who are clearly too scared to other than accept the official version of events.