Phuket taxi drivers charged with attempted murder over Freedom Beach hit-and-run, alleged attempted shooting

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Phuket taxi drivers charged with attempted murder over Freedom Beach hit-and-run, alleged attempted shooting

By The Phuket News

 

A screenshot from a video of the incident shows taxi driver Suwan Chaowadee, 47, being run down by the black Fortuner near the entracne to Freedom Beach last Sunday (Jan 5). Image: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Father and son taxi drivers operating at the entrance to Freedom Beach, south of Patong, have been charged with attempted murder – and released on bail – after running down a competing taxi driver with car after they allegedly attempted to shoot the man dead. The gun apparently failed to fire.

 

Lt Col Chompoonuch Anantayakul of the Patong Police confirmed that Natchaphon “Tong” Plodmanee and his father Jarat “Dae” Plodmanee were charged with attempted murder earlier this week.

 

“Jarat and Natchaphon reported themselves at Patong Police Station and were charged with attempted murder. Both denied the charges and they were released on bail on Jan 7 [last Tuesday],” Lt Col Chompoonuch told The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-taxi-drivers-charged-with-attempted-murder-over-freedom-beach-hit-and-run-alleged-attempted-shooting-74349.php

 

 

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[Odysseus123]

The wild,wild East....

[Creasy]

Attempted murder and out on bail

[ChipButty]

23 minutes ago, Creasy said:

Attempted murder and out on bail

Normal here 

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

have been charged with attempted murder – and released on bail

Meanwhile, in other news a farang that smoked on the beach was denied bail due to worries he may set a bad example 

[justin case]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

attempted murder – and released on bail

TIT

[madmitch]

The way bail operates in Thailand demonstrates, to me anyway, that money is more important than anything else in this country. It's just wrong.

[Old Croc]

I live in vain hope that one day someone in charge, with balls and without a hand in the game, will sort out the corrupt, criminal, mess the taxi system has evolved into in Phuket. 

I would like to live to see the day when hardworking semi-honest drivers are available to transport people around the island at a fair and reasonable rate. 

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: Father and son taxi drivers operating at the entrance to Freedom Beach, south of Patong, have been charged with attempted murder – and released on bail – after running down a competing taxi driver with car after they allegedly attempted to shoot the man dead. The gun apparently failed to fire

So after a failed attempt to shoot the man dead they run him over... and get bail?

[Odysseus123]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So after a failed attempt to shoot the man dead they run him over... and get bail?

Of course....

 

Always best to give the villains a second chance...after all they are lethally incompetent.

[tirekicker]

"I live in vain hope that one day someone in charge, with balls and without a hand in the game, will sort out the corrupt, criminal, mess the taxi system has evolved into in Phuket. 

I would like to live to see the day when hardworking semi-honest drivers are available to transport people around the island at a fair and reasonable rate." 

 

Yes at a fair and reasonable price in a taxi that's not pimped up with boy racer stick-on bits, wide wheels and a loud exhaust. Not even the Army who where on the Island a few years ago could tame these thugs.

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[Moti24]

6 hours ago, Old Croc said:

I live in vain hope that one day someone in charge, with balls and without a hand in the game, will sort out the corrupt, criminal, mess the taxi system has evolved into in Phuket. 

I would like to live to see the day when hardworking semi-honest drivers are available to transport people around the island at a fair and reasonable rate. 

Dream on!

[marko kok prong]

Hardly wiseguys are they.