The relatives said they were not convinced by prison officials' claims that Suriya died after passing out while working. Suriya's relatives sent his body to Surat Thani's forensic institute for a post-mortem examination which found severe bruising on his body. Suriya's brother, Veerayut Suparak, 48, said Suriya had been behind bars for four years, after being arrested in Krabi on a drug charge. His relatives took the body to Wat Thaloengkitiyaram in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Ron Phibun district on Thursday for religious rites. His father Boonyuen Suparak, 74, and other relatives said they would not cremate the body until authorities had brought the culprits to justice.

Source: Bangkok Post April 06, 2017 22:07 UTC