One of many defendants within the homicide case of a Korean vacationer in Pattaya, Thailand, in Might 2024, seems on the Changwon District Court docket to attend a listening to, Sept. 26, 2024. Yonhap
The Supreme Court docket on Thursday upheld heavy jail phrases for 3 males for murdering a South Korean vacationer final 12 months in Pattaya, Thailand, starting from 25 years to life imprisonment.
The courtroom confirmed life-imprisonment and 30-year phrases for 2 males, aged 28 and 40, respectively, and upheld a 25-year jail time period for a 27-year-old on fees of robbery-murder, physique abandonment and others.
The three have been indicted for beating and fatally strangling the 30-something traveler after spiking his drink with a sedative in Pattaya in Might final 12 months. They have been additionally charged for putting the physique in a barrel and dumping it in a reservoir.
Investigations discovered the defendants made a dwelling off revenue from voice phishing scams earlier than deciding to rob South Korean vacationers.
They have been discovered to have withdrawn cash from the sufferer’s account utilizing his telephone and even threatened the sufferer’s relations for cash after his loss of life.
In January, the Changwon District Court docket sentenced the three to 25- and 30-year phrases and life imprisonment, which was later upheld by an appellate courtroom.
