Former Thai police chief Thitisan Utthanaphon, who was serving a life sentence for the torture and killing of a drug suspect, was found dead in his Bangkok prison cell, authorities confirmed. Thitisan’s family has cast suspicion over the circumstances surrounding his death. Following the public uproar caused by the leaked video, Thitisan was the subject of a manhunt before eventually surrendering in 2021. In 2022, he and five other officers were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for their roles in Jirapong’s death. Authorities stated that Thitisan’s family had visited him on the day of his death, and that prison staff had not noticed any “abnormalities” prior to his passing.