The Buzz | Thai student deaths in Seattle ruled murder-suicide

The deaths of two female students from Thailand have been ruled a murder-suicide, according to authorities in Seattle. The women were 25-year-old Kornkamol Leenavarat and her close friend 32-year-old Thiti-orn Chotchuangsap, The Bangkok Post in Thailand reported . The younger woman had flown to the U.S. recently to attend the University of Washington, the news outlet reported.

Police found their bodies in an apartment in Seattle’s University District on Tuesday after responding to a call from a building manager. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office in Seattle said Thursday that Leenavarat died from multiple stab wounds and her death was ruled a homicide. The medical examiner said the older woman died of a stab wound to the chest and that her death was ruled a suicide. Both died on Saturday.

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