The circumstances surrounding Dao's death and Urairat's escape are disputed. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, Soimee claimed that Boon, her friend, came to the apartment and helped her escape, and that Boon eventually killed Dao to prevent her from going to the yakuza. However, the Kyodo news service reported that Japanese prosecutors accused Soimee of robbery and murder by smashing Dao's head with a bottle.Woman's dying wish: to punish traffickers who ruined her life , nationmultimedia.com, 23 January 2006; accessed 10 June 2014.
