Pornchanok, husband deny murdering Japanese teacher

[Lite Beer]

Pornchanok, husband deny murdering Japanese teacher

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- The couple accused of murdering a 79-year-old Japanese man before dismembering and dumping his body in a canal in September last year pleaded not guilty in their first appearance at their trial yesterday.

Pornchanok Chaiyapa and her husband, Somchai Kaewbangyang, both 47, were presented to the Criminal Court yesterday morning on charges of the premeditated murder of Yoshinori Shimato, unlawful detention, concealing and destroying a body to cover up murder, theft and electronic card fraud.
The couple denied all charges and requested the court provide them with lawyers.

Read More: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/01/06/pornchanok-husband-deny-murdering-japanese-teacher

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-06

[mrtoad]

It wasn't them, it was the Burmese labourers.

[jaltsc]

"A Japanese man she dated prior to Shimato died after he fell down a flight of stairs in 1999."

They had to stab and suffocate Yoshinori Shimato since he insisted on living in a single story house.

[45slap]

Of course they denied all the charges. Who wouldn't?

[Seastallion]

They don't have a lawyer yet. Good. That's obviously why they pleaded not guilty, thinking the old "deny, deny, deny" route the way to go.

Hopefully, if found guilty later, the lying plea will increase the sentence.

[Loles]

OK, but who has killed Lora Palmer? This question is much older.

[darrendsd]

It wasn't them, it was the Burmese labourers.

What an original comment, never seen that said on Thai Visa before

[Bluespunk]

I thought they had already confessed?

Edited January 6, 2015 by Bluespunk

[JohnThailandJohn]

I thought they had already confessed?

Assume they simply entered a plea of not guilty, until they are assigned a lawyer, which translated for this report to they denied all charges.

[SOTIRIOS]

...after an explicit confession....so much for justice....

[Loles]

Wasn't it suicide ? aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Nemesis7]

why doesn't it surprise me? And The TAT expects more Japanese to arrive this year right???

Truly Amazing

[DekDaeng]

Yeah, but which one is it that are they denying murdering?

[Christie Paul]

I remember when a tiny article appeared in Japan about one lousy case of Dengue fever in Bali, that affected a Japanese person.

That incident ruined a tourist promo campaign.

[Johnny S]

A thai could never do this ....