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Judge upholds 20-year prison sentence for “Captain Boy” in the case of shooting his wife.

The Appeal Court upheld the 20-year prison sentence of “Captain Boy,” a former deputy inspector. Wang Thonglang Police Station used a gun to shoot "Nong Nim", his ex-wife, dead in the townhouse. "Captain Boy" is still without a shadow. The court ordered an arrest warrant to be brought to face punishment according to the verdict.

Criminal Court, Ratchadaphisek Road The court made an appointment to hear the judgment of the Court of Appeal for the second time in the case of murder, black number A. 2353/2020, in which the prosecutor of Criminal Division 9 was the plaintiff against Police Lieutenant Colonel Songklod Bunsong or Captain Boy, age 32, a former deputy police inspector. Wang Thonglang Police Station Being a defendant in the offense of intentionally killing another person.

The plaintiff's prosecutor stated that the prosecution concluded that on June 20, 2020, at night, the defendant had the intent to kill another person by using a .45 caliber handgun, registration number ??. 54289016, of the defendant, pointing it at Ms. Pim's head. Chadaporn or Nong Nim, 30 years old, wife whose marriage is not registered. In order to intimidate the defendant, he could see that if the gunshot was fired it would cause the death of the deceased. As a result, the hand of the deceased touched the said firearm and caused the firearm to fire 1 round, the bullet hitting Ms. Pimchadaporn in the head causing her death. The incident occurred inside a 2-story townhouse in Sena Villa Village. Happyland Road, Khlong Chan Subdistrict, Bang Kapi District, Bangkok Therefore, he asked that the defendant be punished for the offense of intentionally killing another person. According to the Criminal Code, Section 288, while the defendant denies defending the case

In the case on June 15, 2022, the Criminal Court considered the testimony and evidence of both sides and ruled that the defendant had committed an offense according to Criminal Code Section 288: 20 years in prison and compensation of 720,000 baht, confiscation of seized firearms. The Criminal Court allowed the defendant to be temporarily released in cash with a bond of 1 million baht during the appeal of the case. While the defendant filed an appeal asking the court to dismiss the case.

Later on September 7, 2023, the Criminal Court scheduled an appointment to hear the Court of Appeal's verdict. However, the defendant's surety Inform the court that Unable to contact the defendant

The court has considered it. It is seen that the defendant received a legal summons and did not come to court without notifying the cause of the problem. or request to postpone the case Circumstances believe that the defendant fled. Therefore, an arrest warrant was issued for the defendant to come listen to the Court of Appeal's judgment. As for the surety officer, he duly knew of the appointment and did not deliver the defendant as scheduled. It is considered a breach of the insurance contract. The bail bondsman was fined the full amount according to the contract, 1 million baht, and made an appointment to read the Court of Appeal's judgment again on October 10. However, when the time came, Police Lieutenant Colonel Songklod still did not come to court as scheduled. The Criminal Court then read the Court of Appeal's decision. Behind the defendant's back according to law

However, the Court of Appeal considered and found that the defendant had indeed committed the crime as charged. The defendant's appeal was not heard, and the verdict was upheld by the Court of First Instance: 20 years in prison and compensation of 720,000 baht to the deceased's mother. who is a joint plaintiff in the case and issue an arrest warrant for the defendant to face punishment according to the Court of Appeal's judgment.

Source: Thai News Agency