Swiss tourist dead, believed raped, murdered in Phuket Sandbox

[Rimmer]

Some troll and off topic posts and replies have been removed

[rcuthbert]

Throw the rapist vermin  into the general population of a USA prison.....

 

RIP. Condolences to her family and friends.

[Dogmatix]

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

A press conference on the murder case of Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf in Phuket, by the province governor Narong Woonciew and Andrea Kotas Tammathin, Swiss Honorary Consulate in Phuket. #Phuket #ThailandNews #TheNationThailand

https://twitter.com/Thenationth/status/1423493512666914817

 

Will they really do their best to catch and give maximum punishment, if the killer turns out to be an influential local or a policeman?

[Cake Monster]

What a tragic thing to have happened to this poor Lady.

She had completed her Sandbox time and was enjoying the freedom, when She was attacked.

Now the Thai Authorities have a real issue on their hands, as there is a Swiss Diplomat in Town, having just received a shipment of Medical Equipment for the Thai people.

I am pretty sure he wont be best pleased about this horrible incident, and will be demanding that all the stops are pulled out on this case.

The Authorities also have a killer on the loose, in a restricted area.

He has killed once, so finding the killer is of the utmost importance, before he maybe kills again.

My condolences to the Ladies family, friends, and loved ones

 

[KarenBravo]

17 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said:

I think once media cover all around the world Phuket have no tourists.

I bet that within two months, no one will remember as the news cycle moves on.

This won't affect tourism whatsoever, because Phuket doesn't have any tourists in numbers that will make a difference.

 

Ko Tao still got loads of tourists even after the brutal butchering of two young tourists.

[pagallim]

11 minutes ago, smedly said:

It makes this murder somewhat harder to solve as it could have been anyone that ambushed her in this remote scenic area, she likely went there alone for a walk.

OK, I know this area reasonably well as I've had picnics and walked my dogs there quite a few times.   There is a small parking area from which you get onto a narrow pathway which follows a small stream up the hill.   The path is mainly narrow enough for only single file movement.   There are numerous rocks and other obstacles as you get further up the hillside, and the surrounding area is essentially jungle.   Every so often there are pools, and further up the hillside a small waterfall.   There is no lighting, and it's inconceivable anyone going up there in the dark.   This tells me that whatever happened to the lady almost certainly happened during the daytime.

[Harsh Jones]

5 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

It is not only the virus that is threat to 'Sandbox ' tourists ...

Being a woman , she should not travel alone , even around the island ... sickos around everywhere .

Punks hang around by the falls so yeah. Some ppl get used to traveling alone and it will never be a problem. But its always a risk

[Harsh Jones]

5 hours ago, henry213 said:

Well done stupid Thailand ruin everything!!!!

Unhelpful comment.

[mtls2005]

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

May have been travelling alone, it is not unusual for me not to contact anyone for days on end even when at home, more so when travelling overseas though. 

 

Yeah, I guess, in normal times, but in these times of very few tourists you'd think the hotel would notice that she was not around for 2 - 3 days.

[thetravelbee]

2 hours ago, phetpeter said:

With the Island in lockdown it shouldn't take long to track her movements and and find the murderer.  

He/they might have already left the island for what its worth! It could have been any foreigner enrolled in the sandbox programme. 

[Espanol]

 

Visiting a waterfall was one of the few things that could still be done in Phuket.

 

Now you can't either.

 

[Pattaya Spotter]

4 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Sandbox murder: Police chief due in Phuket today in bid to restore confidence

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the chief of the Royal Thai Police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk will visit Phuket today as part of the investigation into the death of a female Swiss tourist.

 

The media said that the chief decided to go as the case was of high public interest being that of a foreigner in a tourist area.

 

 

And with the incident happening to a so called Sandbox tourist the whole credibility and confidence of the reopening of Thailand could be at stake. 

 

Also yesterday evening Pol Maj-gen Jiraphop Phuridech and other high profile police called in the crack Hanuman taskforce to help local Wichit officers in the investigation and ensure the culprit is apprehended speedily. 

 

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RTP have an A350...sweet. At least all this high level attention will likely produce some speedy results. Now if only this must energy was put into apprehending  "Boss."

[Pattaya Spotter]

4 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

If one deals death, they deserve death.  Not necessarily retribution for the one who was killed, but to prevent others. 

Killing people is wrong...yes; state killing people is okay ????

[Thumbs]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

Why? There have been more people killed here, there are people killed everywhere.

Because it’s a quarantine island, a rapist/murderer is now running free on Phuket and all tourists are stuck there for at least two weeks after they arrive 

[sawadee1947]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sad to here this RIP.  Hope they find the sick <deleted> that did this.

Suppose they will find soon a scape goat. Thais are not doing this! 

Remember Kho Tao?????

[Ginner]

7 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sad to here this RIP.  Hope they find the sick <deleted> that did this.

Problem is: they will be under extreme pressure to close this case as fast as possible, how many Burmese, Vietnamese or Cambodians live around that area? because according to the police "Thais would not possible do anything like this".

 

[pacovl46]

Probably another crazed meth addict.

 

R.I.P.

[brianthainess]

It now turns out in the latest news that she was a Swiss Government official.  

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

with signs she had died of unnatural causes,

Is that what most countries use the term murder for?

[Heng]

Disgusting.  Any place that can't take care of its guests doesn't deserve to have any.   

[BE88]

2 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said:

I think once media cover all around the world Phuket have no tourists.

This lady was not a simple tourist is also Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, the 57-year-old assistant protocol chief of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland.

Edited August 6, 2021 by BE88

[Mac Mickmanus]

3 minutes ago, Heng said:

Disgusting.  Any place that can't take care of its guests doesn't deserve to have any.   

What measures do you think should be taken to stop this kind of thing from happening ?

[Espanol]

6 hours ago, Ohyesuare said:

Why does that matter? Seems she was killed and raped where the body was found.

Because may be she met the raper somewhere else and went together to see waterfall.

[Pedrogaz]

I have changed my opinion about capital punishment. There are a group of people who have no place at all in civil society ie violent rapists, murderers and violent people who ruin the lives of innocent people. I think we should adopt a harder stance against these monsters and kill them to protect innocent people. Of course there needs to be a proper trial rather than the pig circuses we often get, with proper evidence and no duress. But getting as life sentence in the UK for murder and you get out in a few years for good behaviour....sorry 7 years for murder or violent rape is no deterrent at all. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

Just now, Pedrogaz said:

I have changed my opinion about capital punishment. There are a group of people who have no place at all in civil society ie violent rapists, murderers and violent people who ruin the lives of innocent people. I think we should adopt a harder stance against these monsters and kill them to protect innocent people. Of course there needs to be a proper trial rather than the pig circuses we often get, with proper evidence and no duress. But getting as life sentence in the UK for murder and you get out in a few years for good behaviour....sorry 7 years for murder or violent rape is no deterrent at all. 

This happened in Thailand . 

[Rimmer]

An extremely nasty post has been removed

[Pattaya Spotter]

4 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Thailand already has the death penalty for murder and drug trafficking.  The two Burmese convicted of the Koh Tao murder were sentenced to death.

The penalty may still be on the books but it hasn't been carried out in more than a decade to my knowledge. I remember an interesting article in the BP 10-15 years ago that profiled "Thailand's Last Executioner" about the man who supervised the firing squad that carried out the death penalty. Usually after all appeals are exhausted, a Royal commutation to life imprisonment is issued.

[off road pat]

8 hours ago, BE88 said:

 

Sand box killer

 

 Now forget Swiss tourists in Thailand

 

Make that "forget western tourists in Thailand" !!!!

[DUNROAMIN]

2 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

I bet that within two months, no one will remember as the news cycle moves on.

This won't affect tourism whatsoever, because Phuket doesn't have any tourists in numbers that will make a difference.

 

Ko Tao still got loads of tourists even after the brutal butchering of two young tourists.

Maybe right, time will tell.

[DUNROAMIN]

20 minutes ago, BE88 said:

This lady was not a simple tourist is also Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, the 57-year-old assistant protocol chief of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland.

That wont go down well with Swiss people wanting to holiday in Thailand.