Five Thais receive life sentences for murder of Lao women

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Five Thais receive life sentences for murder of Lao women

By JAKKAPONG RAWIWAN 
THE NATION

 

 

FIVE THAI nationals who were hired to kill two Lao women in Thailand last September have been asentenced to life in prison, Kalasin attorney Ratchada Jureerat said yesterday.

The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.

 

Kalasin Court ruled on October 31 that gunman Okart Tangjaimandeekul, 36, Chalermpong Chaisawai, 32, Thongchai Teechandramat, 24, Punnapop Phusilataen, 53, and Kulnant Saengsopon, 37, were guilty of premeditated murder, illegally possessing guns and ammunition, conspiring to hide or destroy bodies to conceal the cause of death, and destroying documents, he said. 

 

Local police spent 84 days investigating the case and interviewed 40 witnesses. 

 

A police source said a piece of paper on which one of the victims had written down a suspect’s cell phone number was found at the scene of the crime. Police traced the phone number to discover one of the perpetrators, which led to the further arrests. 

 

The bodies of Lao women Kong Phomsalee, 40, and Jansamon Sensakda, 26, were found on September 1, 2016 with gunshot wounds to the head in a wooded area between Ban Kudwa and Nong Hang villages in Kuchinarai district’s Tambon Nong Hang. 

 

The two women, who were from Xaiphuthong district in Laos’s Savannakhet province, had entered Thailand on August 28. They were reported to have been lured into two trucks by the group, who killed them at another location before disposing of their bodies in the Kalasin forest. 

 

Days later, police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims in exchange for a payment of Bt400,000.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30331070

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-07

[Get Real]

That´s the way to go.

[Bangkok Barry]

'Police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims.'

 

'The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.'

 

They confess, explain the circumstances, and then deny they did it?
 

[rkidlad]

11 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

'Police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims.'

 

'The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.'

 

They confess, explain the circumstances, and then deny they did it?
 

Welcome to the mindset of people who have never been made to take responsibility for their actions. 

[sanemax]

2 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Welcome to the mindset of people who have never been made to take responsibility for their actions. 

Its quite common in every Country for people to deny  involvement in crime .

 

[rkidlad]

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Its quite common in every Country for people to deny  involvement in crime .

 

'Police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims.'

 

'The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.'

 

Read, dear boy. Read.

[sanemax]

3 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

'Police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims.'

 

'The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.'

 

Read, dear boy. Read.

You must understand that sometimes , what the Police say , doesnt always turn out to be correct .

Anyway , my point was that guilty people in every Country also claim to be innocent, it isnt just the Thai mindset

[rkidlad]

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You must understand that sometimes , what the Police say , doesnt always turn out to be correct .

Anyway , my point was that guilty people in every Country also claim to be innocent, it isnt just the Thai mindset

And I looked at a hedge this morning. Your point doesn't add anything. No one said people don't recant statements. You just feel the need to say something for no reason other than to get attention. 

 

We're done. 

[leeneeds]

The thought of all those years in the monkey house 

a scramble for anything to remove their individual hooks,

more in depth information on Khun Nang,?

5 into 400,000 ,

does not add up to fairness for one of them unless they all got 80,000,

so if they do 20 years time inside =  earnings of 4000 baht a year, =

10.9 baht a day , impressive returns on their life investment.

 

 

[Ossy]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Five Thais receive life sentences for murder of Lao women

By JAKKAPONG RAWIWAN 
THE NATION

The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case. . . . .

 

 . . .  were guilty of premeditated murder, illegally possessing guns and ammunition, conspiring to hide or destroy bodies to conceal the cause of death, and destroying documents, he said. 

 

Days later, police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims in exchange for a payment of Bt400,000.

Well, fancy that . . . more Thais who simply cannot tell the difference between good stuff, i.e. truth and bad stuff, i.e. lies that flow, seemingly unchecked by so much as a hint of thought, from their mouths. You'll recall the popular forum thread, 5 or 6 weeks ago, about the lying nature of Thais as a collective. Doesn't this just add relevance to what turned into a lively debate. You've got five men, here, accused of a crime to which they've 'reportedly' confessed and, it appears, in possession of guns and ammunition, who then decide that they are innocent. Top that, if you can, for a case of the brain not knowing what the mouth is doing.

[300sd]

Police write the statements for the Thai suspects. The suspects read these statements (if they can read!) and are told to sign. No problem, can fix it later if its wrong!

[johnarth]

1 hour ago, 300sd said:

Police write the statements for the Thai suspects. The suspects read these statements (if they can read!) and are told to sign. No problem, can fix it later if its wrong!

same in Australia

[Scouse123]

Another point..

Edited November 8, 2017 by Scouse123

[Scouse123]

3 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Another point to ponder is when they plead not guilty as the case progresses, they have the opportunity of ' bail ' regardless that it is a capital crime. This is not allowed if they had pleaded guilty.If pleading guilty, you can appeal the sentence but remain in jail whilst it is heard by the appeal court.

 

It is quite possible knowing these types who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions, knowing if they plead guilty they are looking at maybe 50 years sentence or life if pleading, they would not care very much.

 

So pleading not guilty and if they can satisfy bail requirements, they will have possibly another 8 years of freedom dragging it through the appeal court and the supreme court. Then just when they are called for the supreme court verdict, they do a runner!

 

Common practice among Thai criminals.

 

Edited November 8, 2017 by Scouse123

[johnarth]

2 hours ago, leeneeds said:

The thought of all those years in the monkey house 

a scramble for anything to remove their individual hooks,

more in depth information on Khun Nang,?

5 into 400,000 ,

does not add up to fairness for one of them unless they all got 80,000,

so if they do 20 years time inside =  earnings of 4000 baht a year, =

10.9 baht a day , impressive returns on their life investment.

 

 

do you think there are 6, maybe the 6th one went to collect the brown envelope

[Smiley Man]

Hello! everyone, welcome to the foolish mindset of people who never accepts their mistakes and are always right in their actions.

[scorecard]

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

'Police arrested the five suspects who reportedly confessed to the murders, saying they had been hired by an influential Lao woman identified only as “Nang” to kill the victims.'

 

'The five still maintain their innocence and plan to appeal the case.'

 

They confess, explain the circumstances, and then deny they did it?
 

 

How can there be seriously clashing reports - the media have reformed themselves!