Two Suspects in Fatal Shooting of Bangkok Technical College Student Sentenced to 21 Years

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Bangkok— On April 13th, 2024, the Thai Metropolitan Police Bureau’s investigation team (IDMB) publicly revealed on social media a jurisdiction’s decision regarding a technical college shooting incident on January 14th, 2024, at Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok.

On January 14th, Thai national media reported a shooting incident of a third-year civil engineering student from the Rajamangala University of Technology, Uthen Thawai Campus, who was shot to death by two suspects in front of a bus stop.

 

The two suspects were captured by the Thai police after an intense investigation. The suspects including one shooter and one rider were sentenced to 21 years and six months of imprisonment and had to pay compensation to the victim’s family of 1.3 million baht.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-04-15

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The two suspects were captured by the Thai police after an intense investigation. The suspects including one shooter and one rider were sentenced to 21 years and six months of imprisonment and had to pay compensation to the victim’s family of 1.3 million baht.

Excellent news on the jail time... but where will the money come from to pay the fine?

[Classic Ray]

Once convicted they are no longer suspects, but offenders. 
 

And why aren’t they named? Open justice removes any hint of corruption, as no one currently could check who they are and whether they have actually been imprisoned.

[norbra]

2 years for killing cop no justice here

[Bangkok Barry]

What is it with Thailand and deadly battles between students thugs from 'rival' colleges? Why are they rivals, and why do we read of these clashes decade after decade? Their solution is this case was to move the collage?

 

A government working group was assigned to consider the issue of the dispute between Chulalongkorn University and Uthen Thawai Campus, according to Thai national media.

On April 10th, the working group’s resolution agreed that the Uthen Thawai Campus needed to be relocated to another suitable location which was under deliberation.

 

What a weird country this is.

[neeray]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The suspects including one shooter and one rider

So then who was driving?

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, neeray said:

So then who was driving?

 

No one.  It was a motorbike.  You ride a motorbike.

[BangkokReady]

A total waste of three lives and probably destroyed three families.  And for what?

 

These are educational establishments, not street gangs.

[Carlotta]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Bangkok— On April 13th, 2024, the Thai Metropolitan Police Bureau’s investigation team (IDMB) publicly revealed on social media a jurisdiction’s decision regarding a technical college shooting incident on January 14th, 2024, at Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok.

On January 14th, Thai national media reported a shooting incident of a third-year civil engineering student from the Rajamangala University of Technology, Uthen Thawai Campus, who was shot to death by two suspects in front of a bus stop.

 

The two suspects were captured by the Thai police after an intense investigation. The suspects including one shooter and one rider were sentenced to 21 years and six months of imprisonment and had to pay compensation to the victim’s family of 1.3 million baht.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-04-15

 

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The parents lost their son, maybe as a supporter (as an engineer with good salary) in future.

1.3 mill Baht is a joke. 13 mill Baht might be acceptable.🙏

[brianthainess]

Did they not plead guilty to get a 50% reduction, or did they claim to be innocent ? 

[edwinchester]

If that had happened to a child of mine I'd be paying somebody in their prison to make their pathetic lives miserable for as many days of that 21 years as possible.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Excellent news on the jail time... but where will the money come from to pay the fine?

Parents?

 

Perhaps their schools should be fined heavily also. I've heard many times that some of the teachers at these troublesome technical schools strongly encourage / demand the students track down and fight students from other similar schools. Supposedly for the glory of their schools