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aussie dollar · #1 10-01-2006, 02:45

Thai fishermen confess to Horton murder

KOH SAMUI: Two young Thai fishermen whose DNA matched that of semen samples taken from the body of murdered tourist Katherine Horton have confessed to raping and murdering her, police said today.

Ms Horton, a 21-year-old student from Wales, arrived on Samui with a fellow student on December 31, in time to celebrate New Year’s Eve there.

She was last seen going for a late night stroll on the evening of January 1. Her body was discovered at about 10 am the following morning, floating in shallow water at Lamai Beach.

Police identified her killers as Wichai “Loh” Somkhaoyai, 24 and Bualoi Kosit, 23.

Samui District Police Superintendent Pol Col Akom Saisamai told the Gazette that the two men confessed to raping Miss Horton and then beating her to death.

Police Region 8 Deput y Commissioner Pol Maj Gen Santhan Chayanont told the Gazette today that the two men would be charged with premeditated gang rape resulting in death, and attempting to conceal the body.

The charges are punishable by execution, though in Thailand such sentences are usually commuted to life imprisonment if the accused pleads guilty to the crime and expresses remorse for it.

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The Phuket Gazette
18:19 local time (GMT +7)

Whazzzup · #2 10-01-2006, 09:13

How long is life imprisonnment in Thailand? In Holland I believe it's 20 years and if you behave well the sentence can be reduced to approximatley 13 to 14 years

aussie dollar · #3 10-01-2006, 09:59

think lifes term of your natural life unless pardon on kings birthday etc.

jimholio · #4 10-01-2006, 22:41

Which is bloody right aswell, they earned it.

pdj · #5 17-01-2006, 00:25

thats still not good enough ! for the rape and murder of someone their should be only one way of dealing with the people who are responsable.

steve@thaib · #6 18-01-2006, 15:30

Looks like you got your wish there PDJ, they were sentenced to death.

I wonder if these kids will actually get topped, or if the deal was that they plead guilty and their sentence will get quietly commuted to life in prison once all the reporters have gone home?