Two Russian female tourists who were shot dead at a beach in Pattaya resort (Thailand) on February 24, were not involved in sex industry, Russia’s Consul in Bangkok Vladimir Pronin announced today in an interview to RSN.

According to him, the version was treated as a working one in the beginning of the investigation, but it was not considered after that. “Poor relatives suffer from their second strokes already,” Pronin said.

“The girls were common tourists and came to see the country for the first time ever. Various versions are being investigated, witnesses are questioned. Mass police forces are engaged in the investigation. Generally speaking, the whole Thai police are occupied with it.”

Thai police examined lists of passengers who arrived in Thailand on the same flight with the girls. They do not rule out, the murderer arrived on that flight too.

As Pattaya Daily News reported today, a tourist guide is named among key suspects on the case. Hу was reportedly fixed by CCTV cameras while running from the beach after the girls were shot dead. The man has since disappeared, the paper reports.

Other suspects in the case include two Russian males pictured in a group photograph with the two girls. Police have already questioned the men, who were found to be in possession of marijuana, but they denied being the males in the holiday snaps.

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