Death penalty! The death penalty for killer Kaem
Death penalty! There are calls for the harshest punishment for the suspect who raped and murdered 13-year-old Nong Kaem on the night train from Surat Thani to Bangkok on Saturday night.
Bangkok Post devotes almost the entire front page to it, but leaves one question unanswered: Did none of the other passengers notice anything, because the girl must have resisted, judging by the many scratches and bruises on her body?
The suspect is a 22-year-old railway employee. He was arrested Monday evening and has stated that he used methamphetamine. Together with colleagues he had gone to a beer in the restaurant. By now drunk, he noticed the sleeping girl, raped and strangled her and later threw the body out after the train left Wang Phong station in Pran Buri (Prachuap Khiri Khan). There it was found early Tuesday morning, two meters from the rails in the bushes.
The call for the death penalty, including on Facebook, can be explained by the lenient trial of rapists in Thailand. Often they are released on bail, the legal process is long and their sentences are reduced if they plead guilty. Few get the maximum sentence of 20 years. Many are released early after completing a training program.
Patcharee Jungirun of the Friends of Women Foundation believes that rapists should receive the death penalty - and she's not alone in saying that. Democratic Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, for example, supports that plea. The death penalty would have a deterrent effect, they believe.
Director Parinya Boonridrerthaikul of Amnesty International Thailand denies this idea. A study by AI Thailand has not shown this. 'Crime is the result of various factors such as poverty, social inequality and injustice.'
Nong Kaem's 22-year-old sister, who along with her boyfriend and a younger sister traveled with her, has written an emotional apology on her Facebook page. She blames herself for not being able to prevent the tragedy.
'Kaem, I am so sorry that I failed to look after you. I am a terrible sister. Please forgive me. […] I love you Kaem. I love you so much. You'll be with me and the rest of us always. We all love you most in the world.'
With the death of Nong Kaem, Monthiya Kraikul (14) loses a friend with whom she had been friends for two years. Kaem had a bench next to her in the second class of Satrinonthaburi High School. 'I feel like something is missing in my life. Her smile is still with me. I can't bring her back and all I can do is hope she rests well.'
(Source: Bangkok Post, July 9, 2014)
See also: Large-scale search for missing girl (13)
The question “Did nobody notice anything?” has actually already been answered by the suspect himself. He said that before he approached the girl, he had opened a window in the carriage so that the noise of the wind would suppress other noises.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crimes/419452/missing-girl-on-train-found-dead-raped
Well, it could be… but that means to me that he knew very well what he was doing and was going to do. So he doesn't have to make excuses like drunk or something...
Hans Mondeel
@ Hans Mondeel Thanks for the addition. Nevertheless, the newspaper leaves this question unanswered this morning. I do wonder if everyone in the compartment slept so soundly that they didn't wake up or saw anything. That seems very unlikely to me.
Hans, being drunk is never an excuse, but an aggravating circumstance. Regards, Dontejo.
When you travel on such a train yourself, you know that it is so loud in the train that you do not even have to open a window to camouflage its act with the noise from outside.
Terrible... I have two daughters of my own and I can't bear to think about it..
I feel sorry for that girl's family and friends and I also support that they should be tough on the perpetrator.
A horrific drama, very much for the relatives.
I am against the death penalty. It is to return evil for evil. Punishment should not be revenge because the girl will not come back with that. The perpetrator is mentally ill or at least has a serious disorder (he also confessed to two previous rapes). Given that he killed her and committed rapes more often, a life sentence would be appropriate. This is how you protect society against dangerous madmen.
That he should be severely punished, that's for sure.
The current punishments in Thailand are far too low, which also applies to Jaba drug-oriented criminal cases.
When I saw all this on Thai TV today , it immediately reminded me of the Dutch tourist who was raped two years ago on the island of Krabi .
Here too , the perpetrator was quickly released on bail .
Her father then wrote a song with a video, which can still be seen on YouTube.
The evil men from Krabi.
Death penalty in this case where the perpetrator is known for the full 100 % , I would have no problem with that .
All this happened in such a gruesome manner, just think of throwing the dead body out of the train like a piece of trash.
Jan Beute.