No search for of a sexual physical assault was found on the seven-year-old girl that died in an overheated school van upon Aug 30 within Chon Buri, according to Thanakrit Jit-areerat, secretary of the justice ressortchef (umgangssprachlich).
Mister Thanakrit met Pol Maj Gen Supichai Limsiwawong, commander of the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital to ask about the progress made on the autopsy of seven-year-old Khemmanij Thongyu, nicknamed Jihun.
Mr Thanakrit made the query after Jihun’s parents sought help from the Justice Ministry to find out the exact cause of her death.
Thai-anan Thongyu, 28, and his wife, Methika Kosonplangsi, 31, apparently suspect foul play and said they will seek a second autopsy. However , Mr Thanakrit said they must await the current examination to become officially concluded as well as its result announced very first.
Earlier, their lawyer Monchai Chongkrairattanakun said your family has other uncertainties including why the girl’s clothing had been so clean and nice even though the preliminary autopsy found she died of heatstroke. Time allowed for the completing the first examination is certainly 40 days, based on the justice minister’s secretary.
Mr Thanakrit said the procedures include exploring the girl’s clothes and the exterior of the body for any visible indication of injuries along with collecting samples of body fluids before performing the interior examination.
So far, the doctor plus three assistants who else conducted the autopsy have found no search for of physical or sexual assault or broken bones or teeth and the body appeared unharmed, said Mr Thanakrit.
Lesions had been likely caused by heatstroke, he added.
Mr Thanakrit said he expected an official result upon Sept 15.
Dr Sarawut Sujarittham, an expert in the Central Institute associated with Forensic Science, said heatstroke poses more of a risk in order to children than adults.
The may experience convulsions and injuries as a result of those involuntary actions, he said.
The personal school van drivers and teacher responsible for taking the children to school that day have been charged along with recklessness causing dying, said the police.