The Koh Samui court also sentenced the Spaniard to compensate the victim’s family with 106,000 euros. Daniel Sancho, accompanied by his parents, collapsed in the courtroom and cried upon hearing the sentence.
Dismissed former superintendent of Nakhon Sawan police, Thitisan “Joe Ferrari” Uttanaphon and five former subordinates were sentenced to life in prison today (Wednesday), in connection with the death by torture of a drug suspect in their custody at the Muang district police station in August last year. A seventh police officer was given five years […]
A court has sentenced former deputy commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn to death, with the penalty reduced to life in prison for useful testimony. Five other defendants, who were also convicted of collaborating in the murder of a judge’s brother five years ago, got commuted life or death sentences. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK POST ONLINE […]
PHUKET: Panya ‘Sia Auan’ Yingdang, the former owner of the Pum Pui Bar on Patong’s Bangla Rd, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the double murder of a young woman who refused his advances and her male friend in Chonburi in July last year. The Pattaya Court yesterday (Sept 18) initially sentenced Panya to […]
BANGKOK — A Laotian man dubbed the “biggest drug lord” in Thailand’s northeast was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. The Criminal Court sentenced Xaysana Keopimpha this morning after he was convicted on a variety of narcotics charges, including distribution, trafficking and possession. Full story: khaosodenglish.com By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee Khaosod English
The Pattaya provincial court on Wednesday (Dec 27) handed down life imprisonment on 19-year old man for killing two children and their nanny at a house in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, three years ago. The convict was identified as Prachak Masawaeng, 19 and the tragedy took place on January 11, 2014. Full story: thaipbs.or.th […]
The Supreme Court has upheld life sentences for four people for firing a grenade at a demonstration against the Yingluck Shinawatra government on Ratchadamri Road, Bangkok, in 2014, killing three people and injuring 21 others. The ruling was announced at the Bangkok South Criminal Court on Tuesday. The court rejected the final appeals of Taweechai […]
A court in Cambodia sentenced a former soldier to life in prison Thursday for killing prominent political analyst Kem Ley, prompting demands for an independent inquiry into the slaying many believe was not adequately investigated. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Oueth Ang—who calls himself Chuob Samlab, a Khmer name meaning “meet to kill”—solely responsible […]
