Body in trash drum case is over: Granddaughter murdered her gran for 100,000 baht

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Sanook Thai Caption: Grannie murdered for her money

 

Sanook reported on the resolution to the case where an elderly lady was found stuffed in a blue plastic trash drum in Derm Bang Nang Buat district of Suphanburi. 

 

It turned out to be a horrific case of greed and ungratefulness. 

 

The deceased was named as Somsri, 62 from Saraburi. Her murderer was her 17 year old adoptive granddaughter and her boyfriend Padiphol, 23. 

 

The pair fled to Mae Sot in the north west after the body was found and it became big news in Thailand. They were picked up travelling in a van at a checkpoint. 

 

The granddaughter admitted everything immediately. 

 

She said that she had been living with her gran while studying in Nakhon Ratchasima but the old lady was careful over money. 

 

After her gran won money in the Hanoi Lottery she was sent to press the ATM. This is when she noticed that her gran had 100,000 baht in her account.

 

She decided that she wanted it for herself and gran had to die, reported Sanook.

 

She called Padiphol her boyfriend who she had recently met through a dating site. 

 

She strangled her gran but she didn't die. Padiphol helped her finish off the job.

 

The pair then set out in the man's pick-up to find a suitable place to bury their victim leaving the dead woman at home. 

 

They went to Lopburi but couldn't find a good spot so went back home to the corpse that they subsequently wrapped up in a blanket and tied with rope.

 

Gran was then shoved into the back of the pick-up as they went off again in search of a good burial site.

 

By morning they had still failed. This was when the granddaughter spotted a blue drum by the road that she felt would be useful as extra concealment. 

 

They then bought bags of earth to stuff into the drum.

 

Eventually they found in Suphanburi what they thought would be a great place to leave the body - it was deserted.

 

Earlier reports suggested they were seen by a roadside fruit seller. 

 

Gran was dumped and the pair went home to start spending her 100,000 baht.

 

When only a few 10,000s were left the story about the finding of the body hit the news and they fled to the boyfriend's home and were caught en route. 

 

Both will be charged with the murder of the old lady despite the granddaughter still being a minor.

 

Sanook noted: This is the thanks Granny Sri got for looking after her granddaughter since the day she was born.

 

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[Geoffggi]

Words fail me, what are the new generation going to be if these are an example

[ezzra]

Let's see now, 100,000 baht divide in to 1 dead and 2 lives ruined for ever and many, many years of jail time...

[smedly]

gruesome

[billsmart]

That seems like a lot of work to do for just THB 100,000! ???? ????

[2long]

Because of this the government should ban dating sites, and pickup trucks, oh and blue trash cans!

[KhunBENQ]

Off to death row with both.

Lower motives for a murder are hard to find.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Words fail me, what are the new generation going to be if these are an example

ungrateful doesn't seem to cover it.

[Dont confuse me]

Unbelievable!  I wonder how much influence the boyfriend had in this?

I can't begin to imagine the sacrifices the gran must have made to give the ungrateful b!÷@h a better life, only to repaid like this!

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

When only a few 10,000s were left the story about the finding of the body hit the news and they fled to the boyfriend's home and were caught en route. 

He we go again, off to mummy's house

[worgeordie]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

They went to Lopburi but couldn't find a good spot

"they went off again in search of a good burial site."

"By morning they had still failed. "

typical Thai planning , RIP the grandmother , victim of greed.

regards Worgeordie

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, DrMJA said:

This generation wants everything easy

Absolutely agree, this is scary. 

 

Where is the world headed? 

[SAFETY FIRST]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

her boyfriend who she had recently met through a dating site. 

Wow, a perfect match ????

 

True love from a dating site. ❤️

[soalbundy]

Just binge watched a UK series, 'Killer in our village' same sort of thing happens. It is amazing to what lengths the police go to solve these crimes and their technology is impressive. In the UK at least one has almost zero chance of getting away with murder although one case took 40 years before an arrest, most arrests were done and dusted after 18 months.

[swm59nj]

Grandma RIP.  A 17 year old with the mentality of a murderer.  

[Sparktrader]

6 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Words fail me, what are the new generation going to be if these are an example

2 bad eggs doesnt mean all the chickens are bad.

[Sparktrader]

3 hours ago, billsmart said:

That seems like a lot of work to do for just THB 100,000! ???? ????

Very dumb. Could have taken 5k and said she lost it.

[Thingamabob]

Awful, just awful.

[connda]

I think that the machine gun executions of Thai condemned prisoners was brutal - but under these circumstance it makes one wonder if the punishment should fit the crime.  No respect for the sanctity of the life of another human at all. 
Sad.  Beyond words.

[Stargeezr]

Sounds like first degree murder to me. Death sentence for at least one of the two involved if not both.

[Virt]

4 hours ago, connda said:

I think that the machine gun executions of Thai condemned prisoners was brutal - but under these circumstance it makes one wonder if the punishment should fit the crime.  No respect for the sanctity of the life of another human at all. 
Sad.  Beyond words.

Place them in a overcrowded cell and give them some rice and water each day and that's it.

Leave them there until they die.

 

Committing a murder on purpose should be punished by life in prison without any chance of parole.

Life is the most precious thing we have on this planet, and if you take one on purpose,

you should lose all chances to get back into society.

[dj230]

Just sad, over 100k baht...

[NotYourBusiness]

This is no time for pathetic attempts at humor guys.

[sanuk711]

She had access to the card---she could have stolen the money, ran away---if caught a short time in Jail---"Maybe"

[Sydebolle]

Now at least we know the going price for an old granny. Regretfully the death penalty will not be applied for this horrible crime again. 

Rest in peace, old lady, you have my heartfelt feelings 

[Bangkok Barry]

Before I ever came to Thailand I read over and over again how gentle and smiling Thai people are, and how families are so close. And when I came to live here I found I could read daily stories of family killing other members, family members raping tiny children, murders by a jealous wife or husband or boyfriend killing their partner or former partner, young men killing their mother for drug money. It is so endemic that even the director at my nephew's school in our village was murdered by his wife as she thought he was having an affair. He wasn't.

 

Add into that, so many parents don't actually raise their own kid as other things take priority and so the kid is sent off to live with a grandmother who can barely look after themself, let alone a boisterous kid. We have been looking after a nephew for two years after his mother went off to Hungary 'for three months' where her Dutch husband has a house. I'm not surprised that she hasn't returned, as once Thais sample the outside world so many have no desire at all to return to Thailand. But then, in Thailand many only have kids as an insurance policy so they'll be looked after in their old age.

[Postmaster]

The TV soaps are full of families feuding.  Kids soak up this stuff and think its normal family behaviour.

You can see the kids and teenagers glued to the screens as soon as the shouting and screaming starts.

Its supposed to be good TV but its complete rubbish.  Could be that the granddaughter watched this sort of material. Just saying.

[ArtVandelay]

One thing living abroad has taught me is that there are psychopaths in every culture.