Brother Seeks Justice For Slain Alta. Man

[churchill]

CALGARY — In the year and a half since his brother's slaying in Thailand, Richard Henry has had to jump through legal hurdles in a foreign country, deal with people overly interested on his brother's inheritance and has faced frustrations at every step while waiting for justice to unfold.

This week, when the murder trial for the killing of former Cochrane, Alta., firefighter Dale Henry finally began, Richard found himself on courtroom bench watching his brother's Thai wife, her boyfriend and the accused hit man.

All three are alleged to have either plotted or carried out the February 2008 shooting for his $1-million insurance policy.

And then, the accused hit man walked across the barren courtroom and sat right behind him.

"I felt totally uncomfortable," said Henry by phone from Thailand.

"I turned around and looked at him and in Thai he said 'What are you looking at?' This is the man accused of killing my brother and he's just intimidating me in the courtroom."

He's lived in the country for 5 1/2 months to keep an eye on the process and to try to make sure it goes through. He's also writing updates to his sister, Mary-Jane Matheson, who lives just outside Calgary, about the proceedings.

"I really commend him for going to Thailand and seeing all this through, especially under the circumstance," she said.

Police allege the victim, 48, was shot by two people in Ranong province. His wife, Manreet Nee, who is in her 20s, quickly came under suspicion. She, her boyfriend and a man accused of acting as a hit man all face charges.

Family and police believe the killing was motivated by the insurance money, which is still a source of frequent questions, said Henry.

"Everybody, from the police to everybody, is interested in the insurance policy and this is mostly what I get asked about if anybody really wants to talk to me. That's not what this is about. This is about getting justice for my brother; it's not about any insurance policy or any money whatsoever," said Henry.

"It's really none of their business and really doesn't have any relevance to anything they need to know about. But they're curious and it makes me a little leery as to why they would even ask."

Consular officials have been in contact with the victim's family and have provided support, said Laura Markle, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs in Ottawa.

"Canadian officials have been in regular contact with Thai authorities to ensure the case receives a fair and transparent review and prosecution under local judicial processes."

The trial resumes Friday.

http://www.canada.com/news/Brother+seeks+j...4340/story.html

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CALGARY — In the year and a half since his brother's slaying in Thailand, Richard Henry has had to jump through legal hurdles in a foreign country, deal with people overly interested on his brother's inheritance and has faced frustrations at every step while waiting for justice to unfold.

This week, when the murder trial for the killing of former Cochrane, Alta., firefighter Dale Henry finally began, Richard found himself on courtroom bench watching his brother's Thai wife, her boyfriend and the accused hit man.

All three are alleged to have either plotted or carried out the February 2008 shooting for his $1-million insurance policy.

And then, the accused hit man walked across the barren courtroom and sat right behind him.

Just be very carefull my friend. If they think that you my be in the way ......Well please be carfull. Sorry about your brother.

"I felt totally uncomfortable," said Henry by phone from Thailand.

"I turned around and looked at him and in Thai he said 'What are you looking at?' This is the man accused of killing my brother and he's just intimidating me in the courtroom."

He's lived in the country for 5 1/2 months to keep an eye on the process and to try to make sure it goes through. He's also writing updates to his sister, Mary-Jane Matheson, who lives just outside Calgary, about the proceedings.

"I really commend him for going to Thailand and seeing all this through, especially under the circumstance," she said.

Police allege the victim, 48, was shot by two people in Ranong province. His wife, Manreet Nee, who is in her 20s, quickly came under suspicion. She, her boyfriend and a man accused of acting as a hit man all face charges.

Family and police believe the killing was motivated by the insurance money, which is still a source of frequent questions, said Henry.

"Everybody, from the police to everybody, is interested in the insurance policy and this is mostly what I get asked about if anybody really wants to talk to me. That's not what this is about. This is about getting justice for my brother; it's not about any insurance policy or any money whatsoever," said Henry.

"It's really none of their business and really doesn't have any relevance to anything they need to know about. But they're curious and it makes me a little leery as to why they would even ask."

Consular officials have been in contact with the victim's family and have provided support, said Laura Markle, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs in Ottawa.

"Canadian officials have been in regular contact with Thai authorities to ensure the case receives a fair and transparent review and prosecution under local judicial processes."

The trial resumes Friday.

http://www.canada.com/news/Brother+seeks+j...4340/story.html

[Livinginexile]

I hope the man sees justice done for his brother.

All too common isn't it? At least this victim didn't "fall" from a balcony in Pattaya.

I hope they get what they deserve.

[GungaDin]

Rippedoff.

please learn how to post and when to quote.

There is no need to quote this story as you are the 1st to respond.

jeeeez!

[Boo]

Already running in news clippings. please post on that thread