A DNA test will decide the fate of a near $1 million lottery prize after a Thai teacher said he lost the winning tickets which were later claimed by an ex-cop.
A bitter legal wrangle unfolded after 50-year-old teacher Preecha Kraikruan filed a complaint that he had lost the five lottery tickets which won a draw last month. Authorities discovered the 30 million baht ($920,000) prize had already been collected by retired policemen Charoon Wimon, 62, in western Kanchanaburi province.
Illustrative photo of a lotto card from Israel’s Mifal Hapayis national lottery. (photo credit: Flash90/Abir Sultan)
With both parties claiming the cash is rightfully theirs, forensic police are now stepping in to determine whose ticket stubs they are.
“No one has been charged yet in this case as we have to wait for the DNA test results,” Krissana Sapdet, deputy Kanchanaburi provincial police commander, says.
A forensic official with the justice department said the results are expected next month.
— AFP
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