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Update to Meeting with the Thai Authorities | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Following the meetings held with the Thai Authorities last week, to discuss the murder of Kirsty Jones in 2000, detectives were pleased with the outcome of discussions and are hopeful that progress can be made. Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins said “I am very encouraged by the content of the discussions with Police Colonel Songsak Raksaksakul, who is the Director of Transnational Crime for the Department of Special Investigations and the officer who is now leading the investigation."

BBC News - Kirsty Jones murder: DNA focus for Thai police A senior detective said he is more optimistic than ever that Thai police will catch the killer of a backpacker from Powys. Kirsty Jones, 23, from Tredomen, near Brecon, was raped and strangled at a guesthouse in Chiang Mai in 2000. The head of CID at Dyfed-Powys Police said investigations are now focused on a DNA profile recovered from the scene.

Update on Meeting with the Thai Authorities | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police flew out to Bangkok on the weekend to meet with officers from the Department of Special Investigation in Thailand. They wanted to ensure that the Authorities were still committed to finding the offender who murdered Kirsty Jones in Chiang Mai in August 2000. Speaking after the meeting, Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins said, “We have had a very positive meeting with the Director General and Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) today. We have been able to secure their continued commitment to search for and bring to justice the person who murdered Kirsty Jones.

Detectives return to Thailand | Dyfed Powys Police | Heddlu Dyfed Powys Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police are meeting with officials from the Thai Authorities in Chiang Mai next week to discuss the progress being made in the investigation into the murder of Kirsty Jones, a student from Brecon that took place in August 2000. With the support of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Interpol, Dyfed Powys Police have continued to support the investigation in an effort to bring it to a successful conclusion.

Carmarthen couple fled crocodile and flood horrors in Thailand | This is South Wales A young couple from Carmarthen have spoken of how they fled crocodile-infested flood waters which have devastated parts of Thailand, claiming more than 370 lives. Nicola Gurney and her boyfriend Justin Bartlett, both aged 23, were living in the northern Thai city of Nakhon Sawan when it was engulfed in a catastrophic flood.

Daughter Kathryn is currently on a world tour. She is in Thailand at the moment. This was taken on a trip to a jungle sanctuary.