The family of the army cadet who died in October under suspicious circumstances have vowed to bring all people involved with the death to court after forensic autopsy results indicated he had several bruises believed to be from assaults.
Supicha Tanyakan, older sister of Pakapong "Moei" Tanyakan, said the family received the results from the Justice Ministry's Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) on Friday afternoon.
The autopsy findings also confirmed that the first-year cadet's broken fourth rib bone was not caused by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as earlier believed, she said.
Ms Supicha said the results the family received on Friday dealt only with the exterior of Pakpapong's body. An examination of his internal organs has not yet been finished.
She said the family would use the autopsy results to press a court case against those involved in the death of her brother.
Pakapong, 18, died on Oct 17, one day after he returned to the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School after a short break. The academy provided a death certificate indicating he had died of sudden cardiac arrest but gave no details, his family said.
The family later secretly removed their son's body from a cremation ceremony at a temple on Oct 24 to undergo an autopsy at the CIFS. The autopsy found that his heart, bladder, stomach and brain were all missing while his skull was filled with tissue. The army later returned the organs to the family.
The pre-cadet school's regiment commander was transferred to an inactive post shortly after news reports emerged about the army's handling of the case.
Ms Supicha wrote on her Facebook page that the family would give no further interviews regarding his case.
She noted that prayers for Pakapong were being held yesterday evening and the funeral rites will take place today at 3.30pm at Wat Wiwekaram in tambon Bang Phra in Si Racha district of Chon Buri.
An army fact-finding committee looking into the death is expected to conclude its work next week.
ACM Chawarat Marungruang, chairman of the investigation panel, declined to comment on the findings of the autopsy conducted for the family by CIFS.
He said his investigation would chronicle what happened at the cadet school from the time before Pakapong's death to the date he died.
The task of determining the cause of the cadet's death lies with doctors and the CIFS, not his investigation, he said.
ACM Chawarat also said the panel expected to submit its completed report by Thursday.
