Kanchanaburi — Central Investigation Police have sent detectives from the Crime Suppression Division to help solve the mysterious case of “Nong Ongun.” Reports from the autopsy indicate no external wounds on the body that could have caused death. Meanwhile, officials have taken a three-wheeled motorbike from Wat Tikrong to check for latent fingerprints and have brought in five suspects for DNA testing.
Updates on the case of the discovered body “Nong Ongun” A seven-year-old girl was found dead under a bamboo thicket in a rubber plantation in Village 4, Prang Ple Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi Province, on 1 June, after being missing from home for over two days. Authorities have expedited the autopsy to determine the cause of death, as previously reported.
On 4 June 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Chomchawin Purathananon, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 7; Pol. Maj. Gen. Pasavee Ruangphu, Commander of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police; Pol. Col. Jompol Rujiradumrongchai, Deputy Commander of Kanchanaburi Provincial Police; Pol. Col. Mana Samranwong, Chief of Investigation Division, Kanchanaburi; Pol. Col. Thawalthorn Phutithanpisut, Commander of Border Patrol Police Region 13; Pol. Col. Santi Pitaksakul, Commander of Sangkhla Buri Police Station; and Pol. Maj. Gen. Chaleeratch Sadee, Commander of Forensic Science Center Region 7,
along with relevant police officers, traveled to the village of “Nong Ongun” at Ban Tikrong, Village 4, Prang Ple Subdistrict, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi, to collect evidence and examine connections. Police took the three-wheeled motorbike from Wat Tikrong to test for latent fingerprints. Additionally, five suspects were brought in for questioning and DNA testing. Forensic police from Kanchanaburi gathered the details thoroughly.
Today, officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), specifically the Crime Suppression Division, joined the field operation to support the investigation and expedite solving the case of “Nong Ongun,” aiming to apprehend suspects for prosecution according to the law.
Reports indicate that the autopsy of “Nong Ongun” found no external wounds on the body that would have caused death. However, the internal autopsy results are still pending to determine if the cause of death originated from internal factors.
This aligns with information from Pol. Maj. Gen. Chomchawin Purathananon, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 7, who said that some investigation progress has been made but details cannot be disclosed to avoid compromising the inquiry. The investigation focuses on determining the true cause of the incident: whether “Nong Ongun” died at the location where the body was found or if someone moved the body there.
Regarding the investigation's latest developments, this morning (4 June 2026), the investigation team returned to the scene. They have established a timeline of “Nong Ongun”’s disappearance. Interviews with involved persons and witnesses have narrowed the scope, and examination of mobile phone signals during the disappearance period has provided additional investigative leads.
Meanwhile, police from multiple units have mobilized to search the area around the scene, including investigative officers from Sangkhla Buri Police Station, Kanchanaburi Provincial Police Investigation, Provincial Police Region 7, Border Patrol Police Region 134, and the 5th Division of the Crime Suppression Command. Teams have been assigned to check suspicious houses and individuals in the vicinity.
Some men from Ban Tikrong village were summoned for questioning; some have been taken for DNA sample collection to compare with evidence found at the crime scene.