Briton To Be Extradited On Murder Charges

[george]

Briton to be extradited on murder charges

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Monday ruled that a British man be extradited to his home country to face charges of killing his fianc้e there.

Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, is wanted for allegedly murdering Deborah Jane Hamilton, 35, in July last year while both were fleeing from revenue officials who searched their company in East London.

Caunter claimed that Hamilton jumped from his speeding vehicle after a heated dispute. She died in the incident and a local court in Great Britain issued an arrest warrant for Caunter.

The British suspect had been hiding in Thailand and was finally arrested here in late June.

Caunter initially pleaded innocence but later gave a confession and decided not to fight his extradition in court.

-- The Nation 2006-09-11

[sriracha john]

The Accused: Christopher Alan Caunter, 34

The Victim: Deborah Townsend, 35

Murder suspect held in Thailand

Police in Thailand have arrested a British man wanted in connection with the killing of his girlfriend, whose body was found in Essex.

Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, was arrested on Wednesday in Petchaburi province, a Thai police spokesman said.

Mr Caunter is wanted for questioning about the death of Deborah Townsend, of East Ham, London, whose scalp and blood were found on the A146 road in Suffolk.

Suffolk Police said they were aware of the reported arrest in Thailand.

Ms Townsend's body was found in a Land Rover in Essex

Major Jakrit Aimchaengphan said Thai authorities had been alerted by British police that he may have fled to the south-east Asian country.

Three men from Essex have also been charged in connection with the death of Ms Townsend, 35, whose body was found in a Land Rover at Newland Hall, Roxwell, Essex, on 16 July 2005.

It was later that her blood and hair were found on the A146, near Beccles.

Post-mortem tests showed that she had died of head injuries.

- BBC

Thursday, 29 June 2006

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apparently it's been taking all this time to get his extradition sorted out...

[sriracha john]

UK man can be extradited

The Criminal Court yesterday ruled that a British man be extradited to his home country to face charges of killing his fiance.

Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, is wanted for allegedly murdering Deborah Jane Hamilton, 35, in July last year while both were fleeing from revenue officials who searched their company in East London.

Caunter claimed Hamilton jumped from his speeding vehicle after a heated dispute. She died in the incident and a local court in Great Britain issued an arrest warrant for Caunter.

The British suspect had been hiding in Thailand and was finally arrested here in late June. Caunter initially pleaded innocent but later gave a confession and decided not to fight his extradition.

The Criminal Court said yesterday Caunter had 15 days to appeal against the extradition ruling. If he did not, proceedings were expected to begin. However, if British authorities fail to extradite him within three months of the court ruling, Caunter would be released from custody.

- The Nation

[Scott]

Hope this is resolved and justice prevails.

[sharon]

Briton to be extradited on murder charges

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Monday ruled that a British man be extradited to his home country to face charges of killing his fianc้e there.

Christopher Alan Caunter, 34, is wanted for allegedly murdering Deborah Jane Hamilton, 35, in July last year while both were fleeing from revenue officials who searched their company in East London.

Caunter claimed that Hamilton jumped from his speeding vehicle after a heated dispute. She died in the incident and a local court in Great Britain issued an arrest warrant for Caunter.

The British suspect had been hiding in Thailand and was finally arrested here in late June.

Caunter initially pleaded innocence but later gave a confession and decided not to fight his extradition in court.

-- The Nation 2006-09-11

[sharon]

i went out wiv chris on and off 4 14 yrs was best friends with his sister for 10 years my kids were even her bridesmaid and paigeboy......i knew chrissy was pretty much capable of anything,but i gotta say im gobsmacked by this one. its his brother rob i feel bad for. We all have a friend or family member that would do anything for you because they didnt want to see you in trouble even if they know that what you did was wrong.....well thats rob....well the rob that iv always known anyway. if chris is found guilty then he deserves all he gets after all you can dump your girlfriend if youve had enough of her u dont have too push her out of your car then reverse over her....however much she pissed you off.

Edited March 16, 2008 by sharon

[taxexile]

sharon

......i knew chrissy was pretty much capable of anything

but still you went out "wiv 'im" for 14 years. nice !

sharon

We all have a friend or family member that would do anything for you because they didnt want to see you in trouble even if they know that what you did was wrong.....well thats rob..

yes , thats rob , brother rob , good old rob , barely one brain cell functioning but what a family man !!!

Also before the court are his brother, Robert Caunter, 38,

Fresh allegations in A146 murder trial

25 October 2007

A BUSINESSMAN accused of murdering his girlfriend by driving over her head on the A146 Beccles bypass was part of a gang which kidnapped and tortured a student five years earlier, it has been alleged.

Christopher Caunter allegedly “rammed” a fire extinguisher down on Ian Osakwe's hand, breaking several bones and also placed a saucepan under his ankle and stamped on it twice causing the ankle to fracture, a court heard.

Mr Osakwe told a jury at Ipswich Crown Court that he was kidnapped and held prisoner for two days by five men including Christopher Caunter in April 2000, after he stole £15,000 while working for one of the gang members.

He described how he was taken to a house in the London area and questioned about the missing money.

He said he was initially kicked and punched but over the course of the next two days, the violence had escalated and included him being hit on the head and knee with a hammer, and being burnt on his shin and hands with a knife that had been heated on an oven.

He claimed at one stage a cord was placed round his neck and he was dragged across a room with it while sitting on an office chair which had wheels on it.

Mr Osakwe also described screaming in pain from his injuries while he was kicked and punched by the gang while he was lying on the floor with his hands and feet tied.

“I was very scared. I felt my life was in danger.” He said.

The court heard that Mr Osakwe's ordeal ended when police burst into the flat where he was being held, and he was taken to hospital where he was found to have a cut to his head, two black eyes, burns to his left hand and shin, a fractured knee-cap, two broken ribs, two fractured bones in his left hand, a fractured finger in his right hand and a fractured ankle.

Cross-examined by David Etherington QC, for Caunter, Mr Osakwe accepted he had chosen not to give evidence against the gang in court, because he was worried about the repercussions.

He said he had only recently found out that Caunter had admitted assaulting him on a limited basis and had been jailed for nine months for his part in the incident.

Mr Osakwe was giving evidence for the prosecution during the third week of Caunter's trial for allegedly murdering his 35-year-old fiancée Deborah Townsend in July, 2005.

Caunter, 35, of Hullbridge, Essex, has denied the charge.

Also before the court are his brother, Robert Caunter, 38, and Michael Briggs, 40, both from Barking, and Joseph Brown, 38, from Romford.

Robert Caunter, Briggs and Brown have denied assisting the murder-accused after Ms Townsend's death and Briggs and Brown have denied a further charge of helping Christopher Caunter to flee the UK and dispose of evidence in relation to alleged financial irregularities in Caunter's dealings with the Inland Revenue.

The court has heard that Christopher Caunter and mother-of-three Ms Townsend fled to Lowestoft on July 14, 2005, after Caunter's business premises in London were raided by the Inland Revenue.

The prosecution claim that in the early hours of July 15, Ms Townsend had got out of Caunter's Landrover Discovery “voluntarily or otherwise”, while they were driving along the A146, near Beccles and the vehicle had struck her on the back of her legs with the front wheels.

Caunter had then allegedly reversed over her head, causing “catastrophic” injuries, which killed her.

He had then allegedly driven to Newlands Hall at Roxwell near Chelmsford and abandoned the Discovery with his dead fiancées body in the boot, before fleeing to Thailand, where he stayed until he was extradited back to the U.K.

The court has heard that on the night of Ms Townsend's alleged murder, Christopher Caunter had contacted his brother Robert to ask for help, and told him that Ms Townsend jumped out of the Discovery during a row while he was driving at 50mph.

The trial continues.

here we see some fine examples of the sort of verminous trash that increasingly seems to infecting societies all over the world as lawmakers fail to legislate strongly enough to keep these people off our streets.

[Daisy75]

RIP Deborah.

[bulmercke]

A nasty - vicious - low IQ thug -

Guys like this deserve a good beating - but seldom get it!

Law of the jungle!

[Flatouthruthefog]

A nasty - vicious - low IQ thug -

Guys like this deserve a good beating - but seldom get it!

Law of the jungle!

Relax. Where he is going, the other animals in the zoo will ensure he gets it. Always happens when the victim is a woman or child. Whatever the country too..........

[roamer]

A nasty - vicious - low IQ thug -

Guys like this deserve a good beating - but seldom get it!

Law of the jungle!

Relax. Where he is going, the other animals in the zoo will ensure he gets it. Always happens when the victim is a woman or child. Whatever the country too..........

I'm afraid that these days the segregation is actually very effective, less they get assaulted and sue the authorities, oh the irony.