3 Thai cops guilty in 9-year-old boy shooting case

The Criminal Court Thursday sentenced three Bang Chan policemen to two years in jail – suspended for two years – and a fine of Bt10,000 each for manslaughter in a shooting that killed a nine-year-old boy in a sting operation to arrest drug suspects in 2003.

Pol Sr SgtMaj Pipat Saenin, 42, Pol SgtMaj Panumas Chanakham, 37, and Pol Sgt Anusorn Thaensuwan, 37, faced charges of murder and attempted murder.

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