A parcel, containing a handbag which belonged to one of the 14 victims who died from suspected cyanide poisoning, has been sent to a close friend of the serial murder suspect Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, police reported today (Thursday).

The parcel does not bear the name of the sender, but was sent from Tha Maka sub-district in Tha Maka district of Kanchanaburi province, where Sararat’s parents have a residence.

The recipient did not, however, open the parcel but handed it over to Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, who ordered the parcel to be opened. Inside there was a brand name handbag, worth about 50,000 baht, two coin wallets and one smart phone.

Nipawan Khanwong, sister of the victim, Siriporn, has confirmed that all the items in the parcel belonged to her deceased sister, adding that her sister had been carrying the handbag on the day she died on April 14^th. She told the police that her sister’s other smart phone remains missing.

Police are now trying to discover who sent the parcel, but think that they are familiar with both the suspect and the deceased, or it could be someone who was told, by the suspect, to have the handbag returned.

The lone suspect, Sararat, is currently being held on remand at the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Bangkok.