IslandLover

beenhere2long, on 14 Oct 2014 - 10:04, said:

AnotherOneAmerican, on 14 Oct 2014 - 09:47, said:

ParadiseLost, on 14 Oct 2014 - 07:27, said:

Besides, KT is not symbolic of all the islands - far from it I would hope.

From what I have seen, KT is a perfect example of all the islands.

Rape, murder, violence, gang control and mafia.

must say i found Kho Chang to be different from most of the other islands...very peaceful.

Add Koh Lanta and Koh Racha to that list - never felt threatened there.

boomerangutang, on 14 Oct 2014 - 11:53, said:

Interesting photo montage on CSI LA. It shows 4 photos. Two are still from the security cameras we've all seen (morning of murder), and two are NomSod (headman's son) relaxing - one of him standing and another sitting. In all four shots, it shows him with a gimpy left hand. In other words, his left hand is kept close to his belly. I don't know if he's got a physical oddity, but (to me) it's yet another bit of evidence (along with a heap of other evidence) that HE SHOULD BE THE PRIME SUSPECT.

What is obvious to me is that NomSod is left-handed. I seem to recall other posters suggesting that the injuries to David were carried out by a left-hander. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

IslandLover, on 14 Oct 2014 - 15:12, said:

jacky54, on 14 Oct 2014 - 04:11, said:jacky54, on 14 Oct 2014 - 04:11, said:

Anyone know why the UK inquests are not for 3 months, is that normal?

Yes, it is normal in the U.K. Inquests are always "opened" and immediately "adjourned" to some future date (not necessarily 3 months). It is done that way to gather all the necessary evidence. For example, the inquest on the U.K. tourist who died on Koh Tao on 1st January this year (which was ruled a suspicious death by the U.K. authorities) is not being held until December 2014.

The following from Wikipedia gives a better explanation of inquest procedures than I can . Note the part about "Scope of inquest".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquests_in_England_and_Wales

jacky54, on 14 Oct 2014 - 04:11, said:

Anyone know why the UK inquests are not for 3 months, is that normal?

Yes, it is normal in the U.K. Inquests are always "opened" and immediately "adjourned" to some future date (not necessarily 3 months). It is done that way to gather all the necessary evidence. For example, the inquest on the U.K. tourist who died on Koh Tao on 1st January this year (which was ruled a suspicious death by the U.K. authorities) is not being held until December 2014.

Wilsonandson, on 13 Oct 2014 - 17:42, said:

Check out Seans latest posts - http://m.soundcloud.com/seanmcanna/comments

Am I right in saying they have all now been deleted?!

DennisF, on 13 Oct 2014 - 15:00, said:

I believe it is standard op for the British authorities to conduct their own autopsy on citizens who have died of whilst abroad, especially 'suspicious' deaths.

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Naturally, they seek relatives permission.

This is according to my friend who as an ex ACC.

According to a recent report on the BBC website, it said autopsies had been done in the U.K. by a Home Office pathologist. The inquest (for Hannah I think) is due to start on 6th January 2015.

ParadiseLost, on 08 Oct 2014 - 07:57, said:ParadiseLost, on 08 Oct 2014 - 07:57, said:

I may have missed it but cannot recall mention of a toxicology report. If date-rape drugs were slipped to the victims (very popular thing with local Thai youngsters) their cognitive reactions would have been impaired. As David was a big guy, drugs should have worn off quicker for him. He could have woken to a nightmare.

Early on in the investigation it was reported (in the British press) that toxicology tests had been made and the results would not be revealed publicly "out of respect for the families of the victims". I'm not sure how to interpret this given all the lies/disinformation and backtracking that has gone on in this case so far.

sabaitoo, on 08 Oct 2014 - 00:21, said:

This one ? Nom Sot ...who was supposed to be in BKK : https://www.facebook.com/dodo.vt

From CSI LA 7 hours ago:

Quote - Someone whispered the following (by CSI Bangkok University):

"Since this crime occurred, I've been following this page and I finally decided to ask one of my friends, who is a classmate of "Nom Sod", if he is left-handed. My friend said "yes" he is. My friend also told me he thinks "Nom Sod" was one of the killers, but I couldn't believe it at that time. I didn't expect the murderer could be a close friend of my friend. But anyway, the more I talk with my friend about this, the more I think "Nom Sod" was involved in that crime. The same friend told me that on September 15th, "Nom Sod" was absent from class, but was in class on the following day (the 16th). He said he also saw scratches on "Nom Sod's" neck and arms." - Unquote

IF TRUE, this is pretty damning evidence!

seahorse, on 07 Oct 2014 - 03:43, said:

greenchair, on 07 Oct 2014 - 01:48, said:

In the original story, one son warot was in university, but the other son was on the run and hiding in Bangkok.

Warot is a smokescreen. He is the middle child.

The older son has disappeared and gone into a hole much the same as Sean. It is difficult to even find a name on him

Would this be him?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202707588187610&set=a.1458770266015.2065465.1136151696&type=1&theater

Seems like a nice guy.

I thought this one was Mon's son. How many members of this "family" are there in Koh Tao and what is the relationship between them all? They are really beginning to creep me out. I last visited KT 12 years ago and it wasn't like this then. I don't remember any of the bars/restaurants/resorts being filled with such sleazy characters as I'm seeing in the recent photos of the place. For those family members that I've managed to trace on fb, some of their posts since the murders have been somewhat disturbing. Admittedly I don't read Thai and the web translations into English are a joke, but I get the gist of it and it gives me an uneasy feeling.

bertty, on 06 Oct 2014 - 19:59, said:

rick182, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:44, said:

Would it be weird of me to attend the funeral on friday even though I didnt know her?.. and yes the public are allowed are invited according to the paper

Sorry excuse my ignorance, but attend the funeral! You mean some sort of service on the island ?

Really I've been ou,t and a few pages behind.

Does that mean 100's of people will come to the island to pay there respects ?

And then the BIB will say 'tourists and back on the island'

As said before the more the BIB talk the bigger the hole becomes.

Hannah's funeral is taking place in the U.K. later this week.

Dogmatix, on 06 Oct 2014 - 18:24, said:

IslandLover, on 06 Oct 2014 - 18:11, said:

IslandLover, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:53, said:

Looks like the end of the belt around the shorts to me.

Apparently David had two phones. A black iPhone 4 and a Samsung Hero. As mentioned originally the resolution of the picture is too low to be sure what the object is but it could be a Samsung Hero which is a long, thin phone. It doesn't look like the end of the belt. Take another look. 10623425_709488982462163_1090058383342056131_o.jpg images.jpg

This doesn't contradict the police version that the black iPhone 4 was stolen by the perps. If they stole his iPhone, they must have gone through his pockets and would probably have picked his other phone and then dumped it on the sand leaving prints on it.

Yep, I didn't know there were two phones when I first commented. It could be a phone in the picture but it's pretty hard to tell.

Anthony5, on 06 Oct 2014 - 18:18, said:

IslandLover, on 06 Oct 2014 - 18:11, said:

Anthony5, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:55, said:Anthony5, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:55, said:

IslandLover, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:53, said:

Looks like the end of the belt around the shorts to me.

No no, you must have an agenda, you must be paid by the rtp, it is a phone Stealthengineert said so.

I have no agenda. I'm just reporting what I see. Besides, the latest story from the RTP is that the perps took the phone from the pocket of the male victim's shorts, so why would it be lying on the beach beside them in the crime scene photos? Personally, I think this case has more holes than a colander. In a British court of law, it is up to the prosecution to prove the case "beyond all reasonable doubt". There seems to be plenty of reasonable doubt in this case so far! JMO

Didn't you notice the sarcasm in my post, I thought it was easy to notice.

Actually yes I did but decided to nail my colours to the mast anyway.

Anthony5, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:55, said:

IslandLover, on 06 Oct 2014 - 16:53, said:

StealthEnergiser, on 06 Oct 2014 - 12:22, said:StealthEnergiser, on 06 Oct 2014 - 12:22, said:

Dogmatix, on 06 Oct 2014 - 11:57, said:Dogmatix, on 06 Oct 2014 - 11:57, said:

Police address criticisms over arrest of Myanmar suspects.

The headline is misleading. Although they may have addressed some of the other criticisms elsewhere, this article deals only with the confusion over the mobile phone. It is not clear whether the confusion came from police or journalists but The Nation (and others) reported on 4 Oct that the two told police that they had raped the woman and killed her, before stealing her mobile phone and other belongings, and destroyed the unit at the back of their living quarters. If this really were the case, a revision to the confessions would need to be arranged but that shouldn't be a problem.

Looking at one of the crime scene photographs, there is something that could be a phone next the articles of clothing on the beach in the foreground but the resolution is not high enough to say for sure exactly what it is.

looks like a phone not sure what else it could be.

Looks like the end of the belt around the shorts to me.

No no, you must have an agenda, you must be paid by the rtp, it is a phone Stealthengineert said so.

I have no agenda. I'm just reporting what I see. Besides, the latest story from the RTP is that the perps took the phone from the pocket of the male victim's shorts, so why would it be lying on the beach beside them in the crime scene photos? Personally, I think this case has more holes than a colander. In a British court of law, it is up to the prosecution to prove the case "beyond all reasonable doubt". There seems to be plenty of reasonable doubt in this case so far! JMO

StealthEnergiser, on 06 Oct 2014 - 12:22, said:

Dogmatix, on 06 Oct 2014 - 11:57, said:

Police address criticisms over arrest of Myanmar suspects.

The headline is misleading. Although they may have addressed some of the other criticisms elsewhere, this article deals only with the confusion over the mobile phone. It is not clear whether the confusion came from police or journalists but The Nation (and others) reported on 4 Oct that the two told police that they had raped the woman and killed her, before stealing her mobile phone and other belongings, and destroyed the unit at the back of their living quarters. If this really were the case, a revision to the confessions would need to be arranged but that shouldn't be a problem.

Looking at one of the crime scene photographs, there is something that could be a phone next the articles of clothing on the beach in the foreground but the resolution is not high enough to say for sure exactly what it is.

looks like a phone not sure what else it could be.

Looks like the end of the belt around the shorts to me.