THAILAND. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 4

July 29, 2006: Anuchai Noithai, a man convicted of shooting four people dead, wounding three others and damaging seven vehicles after an argument with his ex-wife in 2005, was sentenced to death by the Saraburi Court, Thailand.  
The court found Anuchai, 41, guilty as charged, after witness testimony and evidence showed he had prepared a shotgun, gasoline and a letter for his parents in case he died.
Although Anuchai pleaded guilty to 15 counts of crimes including illegal possession of a firearm, destruction of property, and premeditated and attempted murder, the court saw his confession as resulting from his failure to rebuff evidence and declined to reduce his punishment. On hearing the verdict, the defendant went pale and dropped to his knees. On the night of April 27, 2005, after failing to make up with ex-wife Somneuk Morya, Anuchai shot her, her daughter Parichart, her 70-year-old mother Khanthong, and 28-year-old brother Pradit, at her home in Phra Buddhabhat. (Sources: The Nation (Thailand), 30/07/2006)