Phitsanulok Court judge kills his wife, himself

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Judge kills his wife, himself
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Phitsanulok Court judge Chalermpol Butrdee shot dead his wife before turning the gun on himself early yesterday morning at their home in Nakhon Sawan's Muang district.

Following the report of the incident at about 2am, Nong Pling police found Chalermpol's body with a gunshot wound to the left temple and the body of his wife Suwanna with a gunshot wound to the forehead.

The initial police investigation found that Chalermpol had returned home from and party and shot Suwanna after arguing with her.

Police found a pistol near the two bodies and seven spent bullets.

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-- The Nation 2014-09-30

[pinkpanther99]

Suicide?

Tragic.

RIP

[Cylon]

One bullet in her forehead, and then 6 for himself ??????

[jaltsc]

One bullet in her forehead, and then 6 for himself ??????

"The initial police investigation found that Chalermpol had returned home from and (sic) party.."

He was probably drunk. Bad aim.

[ezzra]

Was the soup too cold or the beer too warm?

[chotthee]

One bullet in her forehead, and then 6 for himself ??????

"The initial police investigation found that Chalermpol had returned home from and (sic) party.."

He was probably drunk. Bad aim.

Miss himself in the first shot?

[kinmaew]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

[siampolee]

Might be interesting to look back at some of the cases he has passed judgement on and who might be a trifle upset at the deceased judges decisions.

Marvelous investigation techniques, no mention of suicide notes etc and the police verdict is suicide.

They would be wise to get these ace sleuths involved in the Koh Tao case as their talent for investigation is indeed amazing.Reckon the Koh Tao case would be solved in less than an hour

[slipperx]

Thai judges can be 25 years old. Not sure how old this guy was but I don't think many people have the experience to be a judge at that age - a minimum of 40 I would have thought would be prudent. How does a young man understand body language and demeanor of witnesses?

Sad about his wife may she find peace at least.

[BSJ]

It's a crazy world! Being a judge puts you in the club of privileged and connected people. Why throw it all away???

[johnlandy]

Suicide?

Tragic.

RIP

Why would you wish that the guy RIP?

He should go direct to hell.

AND what hope is there when a member of the judiciary is a murderer to boot?

[soalbundy]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

so even the judge had no faith in the justice system and went for a divorce Thai style.

[toybits]

Very baad for IMAGE of the Justice League...

[Daniel Boon]

Judge, Jury and Executioner

[Kabula]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

Priceless post! We are all concerned who that person is!

No doubt the little lady pushed him over the edge!

Probably displaced anger from his girl friend ragging on him.

RIP

[Nemesis7]

What sort of Judgement is this???

By the way, seven sort bullets? And two dead bodies?? Hmmn

[Triplebank999]

Thai judges can be 25 years old. Not sure how old this guy was but I don't think many people have the experience to be a judge at that age - a minimum of 40 I would have thought would be prudent. How does a young man understand body language and demeanor of witnesses?

Sad about his wife may she find peace at least.

"Thai judges can be 25 years old."

No they can't. But just for some perspective, in some countries, UK for example, there is no minimum age requirement.

[slipperx]

Thai judges can be 25 years old. Not sure how old this guy was but I don't think many people have the experience to be a judge at that age - a minimum of 40 I would have thought would be prudent. How does a young man understand body language and demeanor of witnesses?

Sad about his wife may she find peace at least.

"Thai judges can be 25 years old."

No they can't. Just more irrelevant, ill-informed ThaiVisa-poster opinion.

Absolutely, it is 25

[phil2]

Thai judges can be 25 years old. Not sure how old this guy was but I don't think many people have the experience to be a judge at that age - a minimum of 40 I would have thought would be prudent. How does a young man understand body language and demeanor of witnesses?

Sad about his wife may she find peace at least.

"Thai judges can be 25 years old."

No they can't. Just more irrelevant, ill-informed ThaiVisa-poster opinion.

Yes, they can. They can pass all the required exams before 25, but must wait until their 25th birthday to become one.

[JOC]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

All judges are formally appointed by the King. So I think we better leave it!

[Triplebank999]

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"Thai judges can be 25 years old."

No they can't. Just more irrelevant, ill-informed ThaiVisa-poster opinion.

Absolutely, it is 25

Yes, they can. They can pass all the required exams before 25, but must wait until their 25th birthday to become one.

No they can't, training cannot start until the age 25.

[Triplebank999]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

All judges are formally appointed by the King. So I think we better leave it!

Congratulations on your appointment as a moderator.

[robertthebruce]

What was he doing owning a Pistol ?????

[cloudhopper]

Kudos to the bib for solving this one.

[slipperx]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

All judges are formally appointed by the King. So I think we better leave it!

They are not appointed by the King. We are talking ordinary judges who take the law exam and then choose to follow the lawyers path or prosecutors path or judges path. Additional study and exam is one further year. They receive their certificates in a ceremony much the same as University graduates receive their degrees.

After passing and if accepted as a judge they go into sitting under the guidance of a more experienced judge. Commonly as there are so many cases in the court and not enough judges, a new young judge will often take the evidence with very little overseeing being done. He will then discuss the case with the senior judge, one would hope, and hand down the judgement.

The youngest judges are those most capable in their study group.

The issue is their experience of life and ability to assess the veracity of evidence which is the only point I am raising.

[ratcatcher]

What was he doing owning a Pistol ?????

He was Thai and was a member of the judiciary. Not a problem to own/possess a gun here in LOS. (Land Of Suicides.)

[JOC]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

All judges are formally appointed by the King. So I think we better leave it!

They are not appointed by the King. We are talking ordinary judges who take the law exam and then choose to follow the lawyers path or prosecutors path or judges path. Additional study and exam is one further year. They receive their certificates in a ceremony much the same as University graduates receive their degrees.

After passing and if accepted as a judge they go into sitting under the guidance of a more experienced judge. Commonly as there are so many cases in the court and not enough judges, a new young judge will often take the evidence with very little overseeing being done. He will then discuss the case with the senior judge, one would hope, and hand down the judgement.

The youngest judges are those most capable in their study group.

The issue is their experience of life and ability to assess the veracity of evidence which is the only point I am raising.

All very good, but it doesn't change the fact, that they are formally appointed by the King.

[Strangebrew]

better check for more bodies

[slipperx]

A Judge does this? Who appoints Judges? I would be more worried who that person is.

All judges are formally appointed by the King. So I think we better leave it!

They are not appointed by the King. We are talking ordinary judges who take the law exam and then choose to follow the lawyers path or prosecutors path or judges path. Additional study and exam is one further year. They receive their certificates in a ceremony much the same as University graduates receive their degrees.

After passing and if accepted as a judge they go into sitting under the guidance of a more experienced judge. Commonly as there are so many cases in the court and not enough judges, a new young judge will often take the evidence with very little overseeing being done. He will then discuss the case with the senior judge, one would hope, and hand down the judgement.

The youngest judges are those most capable in their study group.

The issue is their experience of life and ability to assess the veracity of evidence which is the only point I am raising.

All very good, but it doesn't change the fact, that they are formally appointed by the King.

And neither has your response anything to do with their age.

[Thai at Heart]

Thai judges can be 25 years old. Not sure how old this guy was but I don't think many people have the experience to be a judge at that age - a minimum of 40 I would have thought would be prudent. How does a young man understand body language and demeanor of witnesses?

Sad about his wife may she find peace at least.

"Thai judges can be 25 years old."

No they can't. Just more irrelevant, ill-informed ThaiVisa-poster opinion.

Yes, they can. They can pass all the required exams before 25, but must wait until their 25th birthday to become one.

My nephew is going through it. I don't think he will be doing too much solo judging on anything serious for quite a while.