Suspected forest arsonist nabbed with fire-setting devices

 

Photo from Royal Forest Department
 

An employee of a rock crushing plant, in Mae Tha district of Thailand’s northern province of Lampang, has been taken into police custody on suspicion of starting fires in the Mae Jang forest reserve.

 

The suspect, Mr. Udomsilp Thithamma, a resident of Tambon Mae Tha in Mae Tha district, was arrested at his shelter in the compound of the Silasin Lampang Company rock crushing plant.  Three sets of mosquito repellent sticks bound with matches were found in his shelter during a raid by Mae Tha district police and forest rangers on Friday.

 

The suspect reportedly claimed that they were intended for burning grass and shrubs on his farm land.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/suspected-forest-arsonist-nabbed-with-fire-setting-devices/

 

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6 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Suspected forest arsonist nabbed with fire-setting devices

aka matches.

Make an example out of him. 

another incendiary post designed to ignite the passions

1 hour ago, Nakmuay887 said:

Make an example out of him. 

How about this example? 

Hang Him for Countless Deaths

It should be treated as crime of mass poisoning of the local population with an appropriate sentence. 

One down...too many more to go.

regards Worgeordie

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

aka matches.

No. Matches combined with mosquito repellent sticks > work as time fuze, giving the arsonist time to leave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 minutes ago, rebo said:

5 hours ago, bluesofa said:

aka matches.

No. Matches combined with mosquito repellent sticks > work as time fuze, giving the arsonist time to leave.

I bow to your knowledge of arson.

I think this guy was arson around with matches...

22 hours ago, Medicine Man said:

It should be treated as crime of mass poisoning of the local population with an appropriate sentence. 

You are of course assuming that he is guilty. Being found with matches and mosquito coils is not a crime and other than being very weak (at best) circumstantial evidence he is innocent until the police or courts prove him to be otherwise. Which i would respectfully suggest needs a hell of a lot more evidence than what they have posted here.