Prison director Weerachai Phetcharat said the detainees wept during their physicals and while their personal information was being gathered.

Weerachai said the trio shared a detention cell the first night, each woman supervised by two guards to prevent any suicide attempt. They would have separate cells beginning today, he said.

The director said he had asked for a psychiatrist from Khon Kaen Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital to meet the women and assess their state of mental health.

Priyanuch Nonwangchai, Kawita Rachada and Apiwan Satayabundit were arrested in Myanmar on Sunday and handed over to Thai authorities on suspicion of murdering Warisara Klinjui in Khon Kaen late last month. Her body was discovered, cut in two pieces, buried in a remote woodlot in Khao Suan Kwang.

They were forced to re-enact the crime on Monday before being taken to the provincial prison.

Weerachai said the women were healthy and tests found that Priyanuch and Kawita’s urine was free of illegal drugs. Apiwan, however, showed signs of having taken drugs in Myanmar five days ago.