Investigation into suspicious deaths at a Bangkok hotel reveals shocking details about a financial dispute and possible cyanide poisoning.

Thai police have revealed shocking details in the investigation into the suspicious deaths of six Vietnamese nationals at a Bangkok hotel. One of the victims, a Vietnamese-born US citizen, allegedly poisoned her friends and then committed suicide over a 10 million baht (about US$300,000) debt.

Thailand’s Metropolitan Police Bureau revealed further details of the case at a press conference on 17 July after investigating the deaths of six foreigners whose bodies were found the night before.

The deceased were US citizens Sherin Chong (56) and Dang Hung Van (55), and Vietnamese nationals Thich Nguyen Phuong Lan (47), Hong Pham Thanh (49), Dinh Tran Phu (37) and Thich Nguyen Phuong (46).

Dang Hung Van and Thi Nguyen Phuong were a married couple. Police questioned their children and found that they had invested 10 million baht in a hospital project in Japan with Sherin Chong. The project was not progressing, leading to a dispute over the funds.

The group initially planned to meet in Japan to solve the problem, but they changed the meeting place to Thailand due to visa difficulties. It still needs to be made clear if the other dead were also investors in the project.

Seven hotel rooms were booked for the group, but only six people checked in. A seventh person, the sister of one of the deceased, was not involved in the incident. People checked in between 14 and 15 July, gathering in a room booked in Chong’s name.

Hotel staff said they last served food and tea to the group at 1:57 pm. According to the deputy police chief, the waiter offered to make tea for the guests, but Chong declined. The waiter recalled that she ‘spoke very little and was stressed.’

The waiter later left the room, and no one else is believed to have gone inside except for the six people there. Police say there were no signs of a struggle or robbery. Police suspect Chong took the opportunity to slip cyanide into the tea, serving it to the others before drinking it herself. Police believe her motive was her inability to recover the investment money.

Cyanide was found in all six tea cups, as well as in the bloodstream of one of the deceased and two steel cups. A search of their luggage found no prohibited items, but a land dispute document dated 2022 was found in Chong’s belongings.

When investigators examined the room, they found six servings of Thai food had been ordered, but all were left untouched. However, empty cups in the room indicated that each person had drunk tea or coffee before they died.

Two suspicious stainless steel cups were found in the room, although their contents have not been disclosed. Officers also found a tea bag and two open bottles of mineral water.

Samples of all the food and drink have been collected for further investigation as the leading cause of death is suspected to be poisoning. Officers also plan to investigate luggage left unpacked in the room.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is working closely with Thai authorities to assist the families of the victims and facilitate the investigation.

The tragic incident has shocked the Thai and Vietnamese communities. Police are continuing their investigation to determine the exact cause of death and the circumstances leading to this tragedy.

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