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Suspect in "Chinese woman dismembered in Thailand" arrested in Macau

2024-07-15

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(Original title: The suspect in the case of a Chinese woman being dismembered in Thailand was arrested in Macau and has been handed over to the mainland police)

According to Macau Daily News and TVB News on July 15, a Chinese woman named Yan Ruimin (Ms. Yan) was suspected to have been murdered in Thailand. The 34-year-old male suspect surnamed Ma fled to Macau after the incident and was arrested in Macau in connection with a huge fraud case. The Macau police handed him over to the mainland police for handling this morning (15th).

Suspect information provided by the police

The case file shows that the man involved in the case went to a pawnshop in Central District on July 10 to pawn a fake watch. He was discovered by the staff and called the police. After the Judiciary Police took over the follow-up, they successfully intercepted Ma who was about to go to Hong Kong at the Taipa Ferry Terminal. During the investigation of the case, the Judiciary Police received a notice from the mainland police that the suspect who was suspected of killing and dismembering a mainland woman in Thailand a few days ago might be hiding in Macau. After comparing the identity information, it was confirmed that it was Ma involved in the case. The case has now been transferred to the mainland police for handling.

According to previous reports, a 38-year-old Chinese woman entered Thailand from Malaysia for a trip and disappeared for several days. She was suspected to have been kidnapped and killed. Her family was asked for a ransom of one million RMB. Thai police recently found the remains of her burnt handbag and what they suspected to be her legs, and inferred that she was most likely dead. After the woman disappeared, her WeChat account had transactions in Macau.

Previous reports

Chinese woman was kidnapped and killed in Thailand, her remains were found, 32-year-old Anhui man is a major suspect

On July 12, the Bangkok police saidA Chinese woman named Yan Ruimin (transliteration)Missing for several days.

Based on the clues provided by her friends, the police found the woman’s last trace from the surveillance video.


Surveillance video of the missing woman

On July 13, another "Chinese female tourist disappeared" incidentnew progress.

According to Thai media reports, at noon on the 13th, the police were in a wilderness near a village.A suspected missing person was foundThe remains of a Chinese woman's legYan Ruimin is most likely dead.



Thai police find suspected remains of victims in rural area

On July 13, family members who had received extortion calls from the suspect told Nandu reporters that the victim's father had arrived in Thailand with other relatives on the 10th and is still waiting for follow-up information in Thailand."The police told us that they can confirm that the remains found are indeed those of the victim, but DNA testing is also being done."

Family members were extorted 1 million

Police speculate that the missing woman and the suspect already knew each other

Yan Ruimin's male friend Cai Boxuan (transliteration) went to the police station to report that the twoThe last contact was on June 30thDuring the conversation, the woman mentioned that she would go to Phuket on July 2, and then she stopped replying to WeChat messages, but her phone remained turned on.

After Yan Ruimin disappeared,His family was blackmailed by an unknown person over the phone for 1 million yuanThe police immediately launched an investigation and communicated with the Chinese Embassy on the progress of the case.

Thai police said:Ma Qingyan (transliteration), a 32-year-old Chinese man from Anhui Province, is a major suspect in the crime.

On July 13, local time, the deputy director of the Thai Metropolitan Police Department accepted an interview with the media and announced the timeline of the case. On June 26, Yan Ruimin, a Chinese woman, left Malaysia and went to Thailand alone. From June 28 to 29, she went to Pattaya with her friends and returned to Bangkok on June 30. On June 30, the suspect Ma Qingyan went to Thailand from Singapore.

On July 1, local time, Yan Ruimin took a taxi to Sukhumvit alone and then disappeared. Until 23:00 that night, her friends were unable to contact her and called the police. After reviewing the surveillance footage, the Thai police found thatAfter Yan Ruimin arrived in Sukhumvit area, he was picked up by Ma Qingyan at 17:26.

The two were captured by surveillance cameras at a roadside market in Bangkok between 18:05 and 19:43 on the same day.Hand in hand, they walked back to the car and left., and because the two had entered Thailand many times before, the police suspected that the two might have known each other for a long time.


Yan Ruimin and Ma Qingyan were caught on camera shopping together

On the evening of July 1, local time, surveillance cameras captured the suspect Ma Qingyan driving away from his residence alone and heading to Chonburi Province.Stopped briefly at 12 locations, some places are just parking, some places are getting off.Burning a suitcase in a wastelandThere was a pond near the wasteland, where he stayed for about 1 hour and 5 minutes before returning.

At 5 a.m. local time on July 2, the suspect drove away from the last location and drove back to Bangkok to stay in a hotel until July 3. He then returned the rental vehicle, flew to Hong Kong that afternoon, and continued to Macau.

Missing woman's account used for purchases in Macau

According to customs and other records, Ma Qingyan checked out of the hotel room and rented car on July 3 and left Thailand by plane, but there is no evidence that Yan Ruimin has left the country.

Police revealed that on July 4,Yan Ruimin's WeChat Pay account was used to purchase durian, dumplings and other food near the Venetian Macao Hotel.

Police believe that the suspect may have killed the victim in the early morning of the 3rd, decomposed the body and put it into a pink suitcase with a black plastic bag, and then drove through several deserted places to scatter the body parts. The human leg remains were found near a pond surrounded by dense forest.