German Wants New Probe Into Thai Wife's Death

[george]

German wants new probe into wife's death

CHIANG MAI: -- A German businessman said yesterday that he would file a complaint with the provincial police chief and ask for a special team to investigate the murder of his Thai wife after a two-year investigation by local police failed to bring the killer to justice.

Gunter Flick, 43, brought the case to the attention of Chiang Mai media, and said he would meet Chiang Mai police chief Maj General Kasem Rattanasunthorn today to ask him to appoint a special team from the provincial head office to solve the case.

His wife, Yupin Paengkaew, 43, was found dead in a forest in Chiang Mai's Mae Tang district on November 11, 2002. The case is now the responsibility of Mae Taeng police station.

Gunter said his wife was visiting her home in Chiang Mai at the time, and he talked with her on the phone for the last time at 10pm on November 10. Her body was found the following day.

He said he had filed complaints with the PM's Office and Provincial Police Bureau 5, but there was still no progress in the case.

He said investigators said they had identified a suspect but lacked evidence to arrest them.

Gunter said he had obtained records of phone conversations between his wife and the suspect, which investigators could use as evidence.

Major Anek Chaiyawong of Mae Taeng police station, who is in charge of the case, said the investigation had to be approached carefully because the suspect was an officer at his police station. "We have found that the suspect was connected to the victim but we lack clear evidence to link him to her on the night of the murder," Anek said.

--The Nation 2004-06-07

[dkstoney]

had to be approached carefully because the suspect was an officer at his police station.

Go figure.

[Nam Kao]

To Protect and Serve

[stroll]

With a spare B5000 out of gunter's wallet, justice could be served in an instant.

[snowleopard]

CHIANG MAI: -- A German businessman said yesterday that he would file a complaint with the provincial police chief and ask for a special team to investigate the murder of his Thai wife after a two-year investigation by local police failed to bring the killer to justice.

Gunter Flick, 43, brought the case to the attention of Chiang Mai media, and said he would meet Chiang Mai police chief Maj General Kasem Rattanasunthorn today to ask him to appoint a special team from the provincial head office to solve the case.

He said investigators said they had identified a suspect but lacked evidence to arrest them.

Gunter said he had obtained records of phone conversations between his wife and the suspect, which investigators could use as evidence.

Major Anek Chaiyawong of Mae Taeng police station, who is in charge of the case, said the investigation had to be approached carefully because the suspect was an officer at his police station. "We have found that the suspect was connected to the victim but we lack clear evidence to link him to her on the night of the murder," Anek said.

If he's really diligent,I bet that we're soon gonna hear the news from Chiang Mai that poor Gunter has committed suicide with a black plastic bag over his head and handcuffs behind his back!

The reason given would be that he was depressed over his wife's death and lack of progress in the investigation!

Snowleopard.

[whattodo]

This stinks yet again.

Gunter clearly will not drop this and rightly so ,

This man needs all the suport that one can give.

[Khun ?]

The wife's boyfriend again. Gunter may of got out of this one cheap, wonder has he tried to get some cash to drop the subject.

[fox]

Sawatdi krap,

Quote:

{ had to be approached carefully because the suspect was an officer at his police station. }

This sort of excuses/explantions can only happened in Los.

If this happened in another more civilised countries.....

it would be given a thorough investigation, without fear or favour.

Take an interesting case from Malaysia...... which actually happened

many years ago. It was reported in the press. It involved the officer

and the murdered victim..... his girlfriend, who refused to leave

him, when he wanted to marry a much more educated girl. The ironicial part,

was that, he was also a member in the investigating team. Subsequently,

the police did a thorough investigation, and he was arrested on the

murder charge. After a very long court trial, he was found guilty and

later sent to the gallows.

What I am trying to say, especially in law enforcement, no one is above

the law. All things have to be thoroughly investigated, including forensic investigation.

By saying that the suspect was an officer..... then a full and thorough

investigation should have been conducted without fear or favour.

If the officer is innocent, he would have nothing to fear..... unless

proven otherwise.

[ASIC]

What I am trying to say, especially in law enforcement, no one is above the law

hahahahaha