Court sentences to death railway staff who killed and threw a girl from train

[Cuchulainn]

Good good good good good!!! Rot in hell you scumbag.

[kimamey]

It's amazing how quickly the courts move when you don't have money.

Quite, I don't particularly agree with the death sentence in general but if its in law, then whom am I to dispute the decision.

Amazing how quick the wheels of justice have worked in this case in comparison to other recent murder cases, eg the Channel 3 star caught on camera shooting a mate in the head point blank among others.

I don't agree with the death penalty either and I doubt it will be carried out. It's a bit hypocritical anyway for a supposedly Buddhist country.

Nothing can bring the girl back but so long as he's somewhere he can't be a danger to anyone else then that's a good result as far as I'm concerned. If he serves life, or anywhere near it, if he lives to a good age he's going to be in there for a long time to think about the effect his moment of pleasure will have on the rest of his life as well as that of his victim and her family and friends.

I was thinking about the case you mention a few weeks ago. Anyone know how that's going?

[KonKorat]

Good decision

[brfsa2]

it would be more satisfying if he got Life sentence and his accomplice 20 years in Jail, not 4 only years. it's too little.

[bbbbooboo]

Death Sentence For Convicted Train Rapist & Murderer

By Khaosod Eng.

PRACHUAP KIRI KHAN A Thai court has sentenced to death the state railway employee found guilty of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl on a moving train two months ago.

Wanchai Saengkhao, was accused of sexually assaulting the girl before throwing her body overboard on a night train bound for Bangkok on 5 July. Mr. Wanchai worked as a cleaner on the train.

Mr. Wanchai was charged with sexually assaulting a minor, committing premeditated murder, and concealing the body. He was also charged with nighttime theft and drug abuse, as it emerged that Mr. Wanchai stole the victim's phone and took methamphetamine pills prior to committing the crimes.

Today Hua Hin Provincial Court found Mr. Wanchai guilty of all charges and sentenced him to death.

The court justified the verdict by noting that Mr. Wanchai's crimes were "cruel and without any shed of humanity," therefore deserving the harshest punishment available under the law.

Although Thai courts usually reduce sentences for defendants who confess, the judges said Mr. Wanchai's confession did not merit such reduction because he only confessed "when defeated by evidence."

The court also found a colleague of Mr. Wanchai guilty of assisting with the rape and murder. Nattakorn Chamnarn, who allegedly served as a look-out for Mr. Wanchai and kept silent when police investigation began, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Mr. Wanchai remained expressionless throughout the verdict reading. He was later escorted out of the courtroom without speaking to the press.

Read More: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1412058215

-- Khaosod English 2014-09-30

I bet he wont "remain expressionless" when he is executed (assuming this will actually be carried out)

[Misterwhisper]

While the verdict and sentence is to be applauded, I am rather amazed at the speed of this trial. Didn't the culprit have enough money to delay proceedings?

What happened to the Red Bull heir who dragged that policeman to death with his red Ferrari almost two years ago? Is he still seriously ill in Singapore? Or has he in the meantime returned to Thailand and basically is a free man?

One just verdict doesn't make up for all the travesty Thai courts commonly display when dealing with the super rich and influential.

[Incobart]

well, it seems like I gone go against the opinion of a lot of people here .. but for me I think death sentence should be the the last option, meaning in case someone doesn't cure better, or do bad things again. This guy is 22 years old, did something very wrong, maybe under influence of drugs, (and I'm not sure I understand good, didn't confess) ...

its not the first time in the world someone get the death penalty being innocent.

Everyone can do something wrong, (the one that never did , raise his hand), everyone should have a second chance .. if he sit in a thai prison for 20 year .. I think he will well clearly been punished for his mistake.

further on .. I hope we live in a civilized society, A bad and sad think happen, a court valuate and punish that person, and we must hope we(and he) all learn out of it.

When I hear a lot of reactions, like "rot in hell scumbag" and some feel happy because someone gets death penalty ... I feel like I live between a lot of judges with the mind of someone from Islamic state.

Lets all try to be civilized , let that judge make the right decision, and let not lower our selfs .. I hope I am not the only one with this opinion.

[vogie]

I have been against the death sentence all my life. But in this case, Well deserved. That poor little girl. And her sister who cared for her. Make it slow,and painful.

Good to see we have a convert, lets hope some of our nanny states follow suit.

[umbanda]

If he spend just one day in jail before execution, he will will regret not to be dead already. In some countries prisons a rapist will be raped by the other inmates, for many, and every time they wanted. It is some kind of inmates "tradition".....according with friends working in the field.

[vogie]

well, it seems like I gone go against the opinion of a lot of people here .. but for me I think death sentence should be the the last option, meaning in case someone doesn't cure better, or do bad things again. This guy is 22 years old, did something very wrong, maybe under influence of drugs, (and I'm not sure I understand good, didn't confess) ...

its not the first time in the world someone get the death penalty being innocent.

Everyone can do something wrong, (the one that never did , raise his hand), everyone should have a second chance .. if he sit in a thai prison for 20 year .. I think he will well clearly been punished for his mistake.

further on .. I hope we live in a civilized society, A bad and sad think happen, a court valuate and punish that person, and we must hope we(and he) all learn out of it.

When I hear a lot of reactions, like "rot in hell scumbag" and some feel happy because someone gets death penalty ... I feel like I live between a lot of judges with the mind of someone from Islamic state.

Lets all try to be civilized , let that judge make the right decision, and let not lower our selfs .. I hope I am not the only one with this opinion.

He did something more than "a little wrong"!!!!!

[Carnlough]

NOW YOU'R TALKING...!!!!!

[thaijoe]

they should give him to the family.of the girl. and let them do what ever they want to him..rest my case...they should do that everywhere.. you watch the crime rate disapear

[bander]

Well done to the court, show this Thai punks what happens when you raping and killing girls.

[transam]

well, it seems like I gone go against the opinion of a lot of people here .. but for me I think death sentence should be the the last option, meaning in case someone doesn't cure better, or do bad things again. This guy is 22 years old, did something very wrong, maybe under influence of drugs, (and I'm not sure I understand good, didn't confess) ...

its not the first time in the world someone get the death penalty being innocent.

Everyone can do something wrong, (the one that never did , raise his hand), everyone should have a second chance .. if he sit in a thai prison for 20 year .. I think he will well clearly been punished for his mistake.

further on .. I hope we live in a civilized society, A bad and sad think happen, a court valuate and punish that person, and we must hope we(and he) all learn out of it.

When I hear a lot of reactions, like "rot in hell scumbag" and some feel happy because someone gets death penalty ... I feel like I live between a lot of judges with the mind of someone from Islamic state.

Lets all try to be civilized , let that judge make the right decision, and let not lower our selfs .. I hope I am not the only one with this opinion.

The difference is this scrote will eventually be out on the street but his victim won't.

His victim was defiled and throttled, she knew every second of her ordeal and experienced death.

This scrote should experience death and meet the young girl to apologise.

[joebrown]

well, it seems like I gone go against the opinion of a lot of people here .. but for me I think death sentence should be the the last option, meaning in case someone doesn't cure better, or do bad things again. This guy is 22 years old, did something very wrong, maybe under influence of drugs, (and I'm not sure I understand good, didn't confess) ...

its not the first time in the world someone get the death penalty being innocent.

Everyone can do something wrong, (the one that never did , raise his hand), everyone should have a second chance .. if he sit in a thai prison for 20 year .. I think he will well clearly been punished for his mistake.

further on .. I hope we live in a civilized society, A bad and sad think happen, a court valuate and punish that person, and we must hope we(and he) all learn out of it.

When I hear a lot of reactions, like "rot in hell scumbag" and some feel happy because someone gets death penalty ... I feel like I live between a lot of judges with the mind of someone from Islamic state.

Lets all try to be civilized , let that judge make the right decision, and let not lower our selfs .. I hope I am not the only one with this opinion.

Whilst I don't necessarily believe Thailand is the hub of forensic science, I think in this case the RTP have got the real culprits. With 2 perpetrators involved who confessed and their occupations to be considered, I think their can be little doubt.

I'm not happy with the need for the death penalty, but at least it 100% stops this murderer re-offending. He's cut short another life and in my mind has forfeited the right to keep his. Also, why should decent hardworking tax paying citizens have to bear the cost of keeping him locked up, fed and watered for many, many years?

Edited September 30, 2014 by joebrown

[blundaman]

I have been against the death sentence all my life. But in this case, Well deserved. That poor little girl. And her sister who cared for her. Make it slow,and painful.

Good to see we have a convert, lets hope some of our nanny states follow suit.

If we all pitch in for pay-per-view maybe we can get a live feed

[coma]

It's amazing how quickly the courts move when you don't have money.

Quite, I don't particularly agree with the death sentence in general but if its in law, then whom am I to dispute the decision.

Amazing how quick the wheels of justice have worked in this case in comparison to other recent murder cases, eg the Channel 3 star caught on camera shooting a mate in the head point blank among others.

Nothing can bring the girl back

No. But executing people like this makes some of us feel better.

[Nemesis7]

Finally Justice is Served.

[Oziex1]

Good work, providing he's the right guy. I wont argue about the death sentence in this case.

Can we expect the Phuket taxi and other crooks to be processed this quickly

[peecee]

The persons who put him there should also be punished for not vetting him.

And what about the helpers? I can't believe he overpowered this poor girl so quietly without assistance. At the very least he must have had a lookout and didn't I read that he had discussed his intentions moments before with his drinking buddies?

[SanSaiExPat]

I believe it has been a long time since they really executed someone.. to be honest i got my doubts it will happen.

According to http://www.thaiprisonlife.com/ - the last executions (2 of them) took place in August 2009. According to Amnesty international, Thailand handed down 50+ Death Sentences in 2013, and there are approx 678 prisoners with Death Sentences currently in the system.

Informative and helpful post. Thanks.

[Chicog]

The persons who put him there should also be punished for not vetting him.

Do you mean the relative that got him the job?

[klauskunkel]

well, it seems like I gone go against the opinion of a lot of people here .. but for me I think death sentence should be the the last option, meaning in case someone doesn't cure better, or do bad things again. This guy is 22 years old, did something very wrong, maybe under influence of drugs, (and I'm not sure I understand good, didn't confess) ...

its not the first time in the world someone get the death penalty being innocent.

Everyone can do something wrong, (the one that never did , raise his hand), everyone should have a second chance .. if he sit in a thai prison for 20 year .. I think he will well clearly been punished for his mistake.

further on .. I hope we live in a civilized society, A bad and sad think happen, a court valuate and punish that person, and we must hope we(and he) all learn out of it.

When I hear a lot of reactions, like "rot in hell scumbag" and some feel happy because someone gets death penalty ... I feel like I live between a lot of judges with the mind of someone from Islamic state.

Lets all try to be civilized , let that judge make the right decision, and let not lower our selfs .. I hope I am not the only one with this opinion.

The moment someone chooses voluntarily to deny another human the right to exist, for self-gratification, or sport, or to promote some ideology, that's the moment when that someone forfeits his own humanity and becomes a creature of the same level as a parasite or a virus. There are no excuses, no mitigating circumstances, no future redemption. This creature needs to be exterminated. Period.

[Chicog]

It's amazing how quickly the courts move when you don't have money.

Quite, I don't particularly agree with the death sentence in general but if its in law, then whom am I to dispute the decision.

Amazing how quick the wheels of justice have worked in this case in comparison to other recent murder cases, eg the Channel 3 star caught on camera shooting a mate in the head point blank among others.

Nothing can bring the girl back

No. But executing people like this makes some of us feel better.

More importantly it's pretty well guaranteed to stop him killing again, unless they drop his coffin on someone's head.

[Mammon]

Is this guy Thai? I can't believe he could do such a thing!

[nycjoe]

Feed small pieces to the dogs and keep them hungry. But let it take

A

Week or two at least.

[gbswales]

I disagree with the death penalty on principle - taking one life does not justify taking another. However such a person should spend the rest of their natural life in jail which, for those wanting retribution, is probably worse for the perp than the death penalty in Thailand. The sad thing is that if he had not killed the poor girl he would have got away with a pretty light sentence- a much harder attitude to sexual assault cases generally is the only thing that will help reduce such awful crimes

One of the problems of outsourcing is that there is often less vetting of staff because of the low wages being paid (this is a general comment not directly related to this case)

[slipperylobster]

They can avoid carrying out the death penalty by just pushing him off the train at midnight ..on the way to prison. Another accident/suicide. They are so good with that.

[Thaiready]

Are they in need of a volunteer for executioner.[/quot

I'd have no problem taking the "Trash" out.

[petercool]

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