Police Arrest Final Suspect in Top Manager Murder Case
Police arrested the final suspect in the killing of a medical equipment manager whose remains were found in an abandoned house in Lopburi province in February, completing the capture of all 10 suspects involved in the abduction and murder.
On August 10, 2025, police acting on orders from Metropolitan Police Bureau Commissioner Natthasak Chaowarasat arrested Sarapong (surname withheld), age 40, who was wanted under arrest warrants from the Thonburi Criminal Court (No. 207/2567, dated August 28, 2024) and the Pracha Nakhon Noi District Court (No. 115/2569, dated March 18, 2025). He faces charges of murder, violations of firearms law, conspiracy to unlawfully bury and conceal remains, and conspiracy to move and destroy a corpse. The arrest took place near a shopfront on Narathiwas Ratchanakhrin Road in Silom, Bangrak district, Bangkok.
The case stems from February 18, 2025, when a group of assailants abducted Rudth (Top), age 46, a manager at a medical equipment importing and distribution company, from a parking lot near Soi Ratchada 18 in Huai Khwang district. The perpetrators transported him to a tire-burning site, leaving only skeletal remains inside a bathroom in an abandoned house in Chai Badan district, Lopburi province.
Investigators eventually identified and arrested all 10 suspects involved. Sarawee (Tan), age 46, was identified as the mastermind who hired eight additional gang members—all of whom were arrested earlier. Sarapong, who worked as Sarawee's bodyguard, had been evading capture in the Bangrak area until his arrest. During interrogation, the suspect denied all charges and was transferred to Suddhasarn Police Station for further legal proceedings.
