Gate-blocking pickup owner gets suspended jail term, Bt5,000 fine

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of lawyer Anantachai Chaidech’s page at facebook.com/1606814442970382/

 

The pick-up truck owner whose vehicle made headlines after she blocked the entrance gate to the Bangkok home of two elderly sisters last February prompting an axe-and-shovel attack on the truck, has been sentenced to 15 days in prison and a Bt5,000 fine.

 

Ratchanikorn Lertwasana, 37, was sentenced to 15 days in prison and a Bt5,000 fine for blocking the gate last February 18, said a lawyer while quoting the Phra Khanong Court verdict on Monday.

 

As this was Ratchanikorn’s first conviction for an offence that carried a jail sentence, the court judge suspended the time to be served for one year so as to give her a second chance, said lawyer Anantachai Chaidech who represented this lawsuit's plaintiff, the home owner sisters.

 

As Ratchanikorn had never been convicted to serve an imprisonment before, the court judge suspended the jail term for one year as to give her the second chance.

 

Ratchanikorn was found guilty of two offences – a traffic violation for parking her truck on a public road in a manner that blocked a building entrance (punishable with a maximum Bt500 fine), and a criminal code violation for annoying or causing trouble to other persons before the public (punishable with a maximum one-month imprisonment and/or a maximum Bt1,000 fine).

 

As the offender should be punished according to the heaviest-punishment offence that she faced, the court ruled that a Bt500 fine imposed by police later in February was insufficient to settle the case. It then imposed the one-year suspended jail term and Bt5,000 fine.

 

Sisters Maneerat Saengpattarachote, 61, and Rattanachat Saengyoktrakan, 57, are being sued over causing property damage to the pick-up truck blocking their gate. The court session to interview witnesses was slated for March 7, 2019, their lawyer said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30359309

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-11-26

<deleted> is suspended jail terms..... that sounds soooooo contradicting 

I understand the sisters frustrating because it happens alot and a ambulance couldn't come in when they father was very sick he died later very sad story 

Thai people just park everywhere they want 

Court Fines Woman For Blocking ‘Axe Aunties’ Mansion

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Boonsri Saengyoktrakarn and Rattanachat Saengyoktrakarn hold up photos of people parking illegally in front of their house.

 

BANGKOK — A court on Monday slapped a 5,000 baht fine on the shopper who blocked a driveway in east Bangkok with her truck, prompting a colorful reprisal.

 

Rotchanikorn Lertwassana was found guilty of causing a public nuisance to the Saengyotrakarn family, who responded to the illegally parked vehicle by smashing it with an axe and makeshift weapons, footage of which launched them to internet fame this past February.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/11/26/court-fines-woman-for-blocking-axe-aunties-mansion/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-11-27

Smashing the vehicle with axe and other weapons - illegal, but I sympathise with these ladies. Some drivers are so "entitled", lazy or just dumbassed they do not care. I hope the two ladies only get a fully suspended sentence - they don't deserve anymore for protecting their rights.

I do not understand this - why the driver was sentenced to '15 days in prison, but the court reduced it to a year of probation because she had no previous convictions'? Is this for illegal parking? Is that not kind of disproportionate? There are literally tens of thousands of people parking illegally every day.

17 minutes ago, zig said:

There are literally tens of thousands of people parking illegally every day.

Yes and hopefully these people will change their attitude to parking their vehicles illegally.

A month of actual jail time is what should have been given to this jerk.

I can beat this,i had a guy actually park in my drive,blocking me in a wandered off down the road to talk to someone.

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Sisters Maneerat Saengpattarachote, 61, and Rattanachat Saengyoktrakan, 57, are being sued over causing property damage to the pick-up truck blocking their gate.

Regardless of the reason, the property damage to the truck is also a criminal act.  So, why no prosecution? 

5 hours ago, zig said:

I do not understand this - why the driver was sentenced to '15 days in prison, but the court reduced it to a year of probation because she had no previous convictions'? Is this for illegal parking? Is that not kind of disproportionate? There are literally tens of thousands of people parking illegally every day.

read the whole op quote ''and a criminal code violation for annoying or causing trouble to other persons before the public (punishable with a maximum one-month imprisonment and/or a maximum Bt1,000 fine).''

2 hours ago, connda said:

Regardless of the reason, the property damage to the truck is also a criminal act.  So, why no prosecution? 

read the whole op quote '' Sisters Maneerat Saengpattarachote, 61, and Rattanachat Saengyoktrakan, 57, are being sued over causing property damage to the pick-up truck blocking their gate. The court session to interview witnesses was slated for March 7, 2019, their lawyer said.''

On 11/27/2018 at 12:23 PM, marko kok prong said:

I can beat this,i had a guy actually park in my drive,blocking me in a wandered off down the road to talk to someone.

 

My father-in-law came home one day to find a complete stranger using the garden hose to clean his car in the drive.