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'.....when the van was approaching the sharp curve, the van lost control and overturned.'

There's the villain, the van was driving itself, presumably because the driver was asleep.

Perhaps he thought he was driving an automatic.

Must be an early April Fools' joke.

I'm withy Carlos on this.

I can't see a chicken thief carrying a scythe to a coupe just to catch a chook. Makes it hard to scamper with the spoils under one arm and a long pole in the other.

Whereas, such an implement would most likely be a part of the farmer's toolshed.

After killing the kid for attempting a relatively minor crime (although the Thais really value their fighting cocks), it makes sense to make it appear to be self defense. He had plenty of time to set the scene.

(I too used to have a fighting cock, but now all I can muster is a pullet)

Perhaps the deceased picked up the nearby scythe when confronted by the farmer and his machete.

When parents say that they had no idea what was going on, I wonder how much interest they really took and what level of relationship did they have with their daughter.

Somewhere, between the three families there must have been signs if anyone had bothered to look.

So where is the evidence of suicide? It's all been decided on the word of the girlfriend.

Given the guy's lifestyle, as reported elsewhere, he doesn't appear to be the type who would kill himself just because his girlfriend was threatening to leave.

Suicide is a possibility but hardly a probability.

When someone gets shot in a 'domestic dispute' it isn't usually suicide unless it's also a murder- suicide.

How come the cops have already made their minds up?

All very Thai fishy to me.

If my kid was murdered id find the flight money.

Im sorry but these funding pages are pretty sick

you don't appear to be that sorry.

500 baht fine. Dutch man goes home and tells people not to bother going to Thailand as its full of rip off cops.

5 people take notice of him. Thailand loses a million baht worth of tourist money.

Nice work lads.

Spot on.

The fools cannot see the damage they are self-inflicting.

Carry on in ignorance.

Rumour is that the guy's front teeth were false.

I guess one thing must be false, the teeth or the rumour.

Too few and stinky toilets, personell can't speak english, too crowded at the check-inn, not enough smoking area's, no "good day sir" or smile, very long qeueu's, crappy dirty taxi's and driversmentality, restaurants can't speak english, restaurants can't speak english, no free wifi, too few seats for the A380 plane's, and airline groundstaff can't speak english

"Too few and stinky toilets".

Plenty of toilets and I've never come across a "stinky" one.

"personell can't speak english".

People that travellers need do speak enough English. Don't you speak Thai?

"too crowded at the check-inn"

Check in earlier.

"not enough smoking area's".

That only be a good thing, but who really cares and is it that important?

" very long qeueu's".

Is there one airport anywhere that doesn't have queues?

"crappy dirty taxi's and driversmentality".

Definitely not the responsibility of the airport.

"restaurants can't speak english".

The airport doesn't run the restaurants? This is not an English speaking country, you know.

"no free wifi".

It's an airport, do your internet stuff before or after you get there, or use your phone for contact.

"too few seats for the A380 plane's".

Which was there first, the airport or the A380s?

"airline groundstaff can't speak english".

All the staff speak enough English to do their job.

How very Thai of you.

Just as well the country isn't a tourist destination.

No travel insurance?

Expensive lesson learnt for this bloke.

he's hardly in a position to pay regardless

Unless his name is Dynamo then suicide it ain't.

Were they given bail, or is a bail hearing separate?

With assurances from the Myanmar Embassy there cant be a reason not to grant it without saying they don't trust the Myanmar Government.

Embassies cannot act as guarantor full stop. If they were to succeed (they wont) all foreign detainees worldwide could cite the case while demanding same. Pie in the sky/non starter.

Since when would something that might happen under Thai jurisdiction have any effect on the situation of detainees elsewhere in the world? Totally irrelevant.

Well I have a big plate of humble pie to swallow. There's still a lot of glaring inconsistencies in this case but the families have seen evidence we are not privy to. I doubt the village headman's influence reaches THAT far.

Still hard to believe that these two acted alone. But if it's good enough for the parents then good enough for me.

So let's not bother with a trial, eh?

Not right for the families to issue such an prejudicial statement.

It's now all done and dusted. Guilty WILL be the verdict.

With all due respect to the families, it is now all about the fate of the two accused. My heart goes out to the families but they don't know Thailand and the way things operate.

Same old Phuk et.

How many times can you shoot yourself in the foot before you realise that dismemberment is not in your best interests?

Does the right arm know what the left is doing?

So now these footpath cowboys will be forced back onto the roadways.

Happy driving.

Come back Mary Poppins, all is forgiven.

Where's the re-enactment?

Doubt whether he would like a probe into his body parts.

On the other hand..

Anyone who has followed this case from the outset knows that it has been a massive shambles.

The police have no credibility left.

"...armed with automatic rifles and body armour, surrounded them with military vehicles."

Brilliant use of resources...

Fabricating your own quotes isn't such a good use of resources either.

Who is fabricating what?

Obviously cereal gamblers, authorities cropping too much flax and was only a matter of thyme.

Oh, that was a very rye comment, I must say.

It was oat and oat harassment by the army, after someone grassed them up.

The players barley make a living growing rice and they have to wheat months until they get paid.

They deserve some entertainment, although I am amaized where they get the cash from..

load of old chaff