Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

Supreme Court upholds death sentence in 2016 waitress murder

Supaksorn "Ying" Polthaisong, the restaurant waitress who was murdered in 2016 for having an affair with a woman singer desired by a police colonel. (File photo)

The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence passed by the two lower courts on the three defendants the headlining murder of a restaurant waitress in 2016.

The court's ruling was read out at Talingchan Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Facing the death sentence are former Lt Chaiyut Benjachart, 44, former Pol Sen Sgt Maj Samat Saengsin, 51, and former Pol Sgt Maj 1st Class Phanumet Meela.

Prosecutors previously told the courts that the three defendants were hired by former Pol Col Amnuay Pongsawat, then superintendent of Ban Pong police station in Ratchaburi province, and Sanong Somsit to abduct Supaksorn "Ying" Polthaisong, a restaurant waitress. The woman was said to be a tomboy and to have become romantically involved with a songstress that Pol Col Amnuay had been dating.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.