Police yesterday (Wednesday) found two pieces of bone buried in a vacant lot behind a gas station on Phahonyothin Soi 56 in Bangkok, after using a backhoe to excavate an area where the suspect in the multiple murder of a boy, Songsak, and his former partner, Jesada, claim to have disposed of the bodies of their four children over several years.
The bones, one about 13cm long and the other about 6cm long, have been sent for forensic and DNA analysis to determine if they are human and if their DNA matches Songsak or Jesada.
Jesada, one of Songsak’s four partners, had five children with the suspect, before she broke up with him due to his infidelity. Four of these children died in infancy. The fifth girl, a 12-year-old girl, is currently being treated at Ramathibodi Hospital, after police rescued her from Songsak’s apartment following a tip that she was being physically abused by her father.
Major General Noppasilp Poonsawat, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said yesterday that the reasons why Jesada did not report the deaths of her four children were still unclear, adding, however, that Jesada had only admitted to having disposed of the bodies of his children. wrapped in plastic bags, in a wasteland behind a gas station.
He said charges are likely to be filed against her as police gather more information about the case.
The fifth victim was the two-year-old daughter of Sunan, Songsak’s current partner. His body was recently found and recovered from a shallow grave, covered with cement, inside Sunan’s house in Kamphaeng Phet province.
Police searched Songsak’s apartment on Phahonyothin Soi 56 in Bang Khen district yesterday, where they found three knives and a lighter. One of the knives has traces of having been exposed to high heat. Police also found a note, written by one of the suspect’s female friends, in which she complained of being intimidated and tortured by the suspect.
Of the five children, allegedly killed by Songsak over a decade, police said they have managed to identify three and are still searching for the remains of the other two.
According to reports, Songsak has had 10 children with his former and current partner, five of whom are now believed to have died. The suspect claims to have a psychiatric problem and is taking medication.
Major General Pol Noppasilp said the commissioner has ordered the cases of the five child deaths to be combined, because they were allegedly caused by the same person. Police will also interview Songsak’s five surviving children.
