Chinese TikToker case hinges on DNA tests

Chinese TikToker case hinges on DNA tests
On July 1 in Bangkok, a surveillance cameras captures Yan Ruimin checking her cellphone as she strolls along a road. ( Photo supplied )

According to the Police General Hospital’s Institute of Forensic Medicine ( IFM), the results of DNA testing on samples taken from human remains believed to be those of a female Chinese TikToker are expected on Friday.

The IFM chief, Pol Maj Gen Supichai Limsiwawong, stated on Monday that the body’s identification was challenging because the bones had to be decomposed and the procedure required to obtain DNA tests.

Yan Ruimin, 38, was reported missing in Thailand since July 1.

On Saturday, the bones that are thought to be hers were discovered dumped in a desolate place of Chachoengsao’s Muang area.

” Because the bones were badly decomposed, DNA tests had to be extracted from the legs”, said Pol Maj Gen Supichai.

He claimed that information from plastic surgery and medical X-rays may improve the accuracy of the identification.

According to Pol Maj Gen Supichai, the IFM will likely request more info from the officers who are looking into the disappearance situation.

According to the forensic examination, the body did n’t suffer any serious injuries to the head because no fracture was found on the skull and there were n’t any signs of brain tearing or bleeding, he said.

The analysis team is still awaiting the results of the IFM’s DNA test, which will be following compared to the DNA of Ms Yan’s papa, who has already submitted DNA tests for this purpose, according to Pol Col Thammasak Sarabun, commander of Bang Rak authorities station in Bangkok.

In the event that the remains ‘ DNA matches that of the missing person’s parents, police will be able to issue an arrest warrant for Ma Qingyan, the primary suspect who is alleged to have abducted and perhaps murdered and dumped Ms. Yan’s body in Chachoengsao.

The woman’s father told the police investigators he did n’t know the main suspect or what the purpose of his daughter’s visit to Thailand was before she went missing, said Pol Col Thammasak.

Her elder girl, who may travel to Thailand and meet with authorities on Thursday, is expected to provide more information about what Ms. Yan was doing there before she disappeared, according to Pol Col. Thammasak.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau ( MPB) said her disappearance was likely a personal matter and that the possibility of the victim being kidnapped for ransom by a transnational crime syndicate was unfounded.