Thai women killed partial match of DNA type of Thai man was not specified November 20 18:44
Twelve years ago, in Thailand, a 27-year-old woman in Osaka was killed in northern Thailand. Thai investigators were working near the site and the DNA type detected in women's clothing was already dead. It was revealed that the DNA type of the relatives of the Thai man who matched was partially matched. However, he stressed the policy of continuing the investigation, assuming that the man was not identified as a criminal.
In this case, in November 2007, Tomoko Kawashita (27) from Osaka, who was visiting the temple near the Sukhothai temple in northern Thailand, was stabbed and killed with a knife.
In a subsequent investigation, it was reported that a Thai man who was working on a farm near the site said that he had killed a foreigner, but the man died nine years ago and was cremated. As a result, the Thai investigative authorities have collected DNA from relatives such as the older sister of a man and proceeded with the appraisal.
As for the results, Thai Somsak Minister of Justice held a meeting in the capital Bangkok on the 20th, and revealed that the DNA type of the relatives partially matched the DNA type detected in women's clothes.
However, because this test result alone did not lead to the identification of a man as a criminal, he emphasized the policy of continuing the investigation by conducting a DNA test using another method.
On the other hand, several investigators have shown to NHK interviews that the DNA used for this appraisal is not that of the male, so it is difficult to identify the criminal only by DNA appraisal. .
Regarding this unresolved case, the bereaved family visited Thailand frequently and requested the Thai government officials to resolve the case early.
Theatrical member who plays the leading role Loves traveling to Southeast Asia
Tomoko Kawashita was active as a theater member, including playing a leading role in a small theater company in Osaka. Tomoko, who liked to travel to Southeast Asia, traveled in Thailand for half a month in 2007 when she was 27 years old.
After leaving for luggage in an accommodation facility in Sukhothai, one of Thailand's top tourist destinations, we found a dead blood shed from the neck near the temple in the Sukhothai ruins.
The local police were investigating as a robbery murder because there was a reason to resist at the scene and Tomoko's digital camera disappeared.
Special Investigation Bureau of Thai Ministry of Justice
Initially, investigations by the local police were proceeding over this incident, but because there were no powerful clues, the Special Investigation Bureau of the Thai Ministry of Justice, which deals with important incidents, began an investigation six years ago. Even so, it has shown an attitude of emphasizing it as an incident involving foreigners.
The investigative authorities set up a sweepstakes to call for information related to the criminal identification, and in January, the amount was raised to around 7 million yen in Japanese yen.
According to past research, Mr. Kawashita who was killed was traveling alone near the Sukhothai temple, a tourist site in northern Thailand that was registered as a World Heritage site at that time.
It is that the traditional Thai lantern "Roy Krathong" was held locally. Mr. Kawashita visited the accommodation, but because it was full, he left his luggage and went sightseeing, and at that time, he was seen to have been involved in the incident.
A bicycle borrowed by Mr. Kawashita was left near the site where the body was found, but no passport, camera, or wallet was found.
It has been 12 years since the incident occurred, but the bereaved family often visited Thailand and received explanations from the investigating authorities on the progress of the investigation and appealed for the early resolution of the incident.
Father Yasuaki continues to appeal for early resolution of the case
Tomoko Kawashita's father, Yasuaki (71), went to Thailand every year after the incident and continued to appeal for an early resolution of the incident.
Mr. Yasuaki visited the local police to check the progress of the investigation, and heard about Tomoko's sighting information on the site to see if he could get any clues.
In January, I visited Thailand and met with Deputy Prime Minister Pragin, demanding that the investigation be done again, and requesting the elimination of the murder case in Thailand for 20 years.
"I want to ask you to investigate"
Mr. Yasuaki says, “I think that the investigations so far have been fruitful and there has been some progress, but it has not been solved yet and it is a complex feeling. I would like to ask the Thai investigation authorities to continue investigating.” The
He mentioned that it was 13 years since the incident and that he visited Thailand every year after the incident and appealed for an early solution. `` Recently, I think that my daughter suddenly died, I think that this announcement at this timing did not forget the incident, and I thought that I wanted to advance the investigation.So far, I supported not only me and my family but also my daughter's troupe friends I have urged that the case not be weathered while borrowing. I will continue to visit the site and request as long as my physical strength continues. "