Urgent: Court Sentences 'Am Cyanide' to Death, Later Reduced to Life Imprisonment for Poisoning Police Officer

On February 20, 2026, at the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road, the court delivered its verdict in the high-profile case of Am Cyanide. Corrections officials brought in Sararatana Rangsiwitthaphon, accused of poisoning Police Lieutenant Nipha Saenjan with cyanide in food or drink, resulting in her death. The incident occurred in Phra Pathom Chedi Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province. Initially denying the charges during investigation, Am Cyanide was sentenced to death, but her helpful testimony led to a reduction to life imprisonment. The court determined the killing was premeditated.