DNA testing has its limits

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DNA testing, often a difficult process, can help identify who was the victim was in a murder cause, but other evidence is needed to convict the murderer as is becoming clear in the case where a police doctor is the main suspect.

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Pol Lt Gen Jaramporn Suramanee explains the procedures used in testing for DNA in bone samples that have been buried for a long time. WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

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Identifying three corpses dug up at Phetchaburi site a painstaking task

Wassayos Ngamkham

Pol Lt Gen Jaramporn Suramanee. WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

While murder suspect Supat Laohawattana has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a couple in Phetchaburi, the case remains shrouded in mystery.

Police investigators are gathering forensic evidence to establish the identity of three skeletons dug up from the suspect's pineapple orchard in Phetchaburi. They're also putting pieces of evidence together to see if their deaths were connected to him.

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DNA testing has its limits