174:
threatened to rape and kill her should she ever showed up again, and being offended by the threat, Wena told
Thongthot about the threat, and Thongthot, out of anger, decided to gather his five friends (including the co-accused Dornchinnamat) to attack Saenphan, and they armed themselves with swords, knives, metal chains and parangs as they went to the Kian Teck Road area, where they assaulted Saenphan in the full view of witnesses at the scene. According to an autopsy report by Dr Paul Chui, Saenphan sustained 38 stab wounds and several serious head injuries, and such that they were in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. Both Thongthot and Dornchinnamat gave defences that they never intended to cause death but only intended to teach Saenphan a lesson for his threats towards Thongthot's girlfriend, and the death was a result of a sudden fight between the six and Saenphan. As for Wena herself, she was arrested and separately charged with abetting the men to attack and inflict grievous harm on Saenphan, and she was detained at
182:
when they went to confront
Saenphan, assault him and therefore killed him. He rejected the claims of both Dornchinnamat and Thongthot that the death was a result of a sudden fight, because it was deemed as an undue advantage when Saenphan was outnumbered by his six attackers, all of whom were wielding weapons to injure him while he was unarmed, and therefore, the defence of sudden fight was rejected. Judicial Commissioner Choo concluded that by intentionally inflicting the fatal injuries on Saephan in furtherance of the common intention to cause him serious harm and for revenge, there were sufficient grounds to return with a guilty verdict of murder for both men.
142:). The victim was later identified as 23-year-old Saenphan Thawan, and the cause of his death was the head injuries he sustained from the alleged brawl that occurred in the same area the night before. Witnesses also told police that there were six young men armed with dangerous weapons who arrived at the area to fatally assault Saenphan, and they claimed that a dispute took place and it therefore sparked a fight that cost the life of Saenphan. About 30 police officers took part in a nine-hour search around the area. A sword and knife were later recovered by the police.
261:
he used the sword to hack at
Saenphan's neck with an intention to decapitate the victim, which corroborated his intent to cause the death of Saenphan. Therefore, Justice Kan found Seethong guilty of murdering Saenphan and sentenced him to death, making Seethong the third perpetrator of the crime to face the gallows for Saenphan's death. After his conviction for murdering Saephan, Seethong expressed that he did not wish to appeal his conviction and death penalty for the crime. Therefore, Seethong's death sentence was finalized, and he was incarcerated on
257:. In his defence, Seethong, who allegedly promised to bring the victim's severed head to Wena, argued that he was intoxicated by alcohol and was not in a clear state of mind when killing Saenphan, and he only followed Thongthot out of fear that Thongthot would assault him for not agreeing to join the attack on Saenphan.
162:
for murdering
Saenphan Thawan back in June 2001. At that point, both Uthorn and Seethong were not yet caught for their roles in the crime, and hence both Thongthot and Dornchinnamat became the first two to stand trial for the murder itself. Thongthot was represented by both Goh Aik Leng and Rajendran
145:
Aside from police investigations to arrest the six killers, further investigations also revealed that
Saenphan (suspected to be an illegal immigrant) operated both a drug trafficking syndicate and a prostitution syndicate at the area of Kian Teck Road, where many Thai nationals would turn up and hang
260:
However, Justice Kan, who delivered his full grounds of decision on 2 September 2002, rejected that
Seethong was intoxicated by alcohol at the time of the murder, and also found that Seethong had voluntarily joined in the assault of Saenphan, with the knowledge that Saenphan would be killed and that
181:
On 25 February 2002, Judicial
Commissioner Choo Han Teck delivered his verdict. He found that the common intent of the gang was to attack Saenphan and cause serious hurt to the victim, and this was proven by the fact that both defendants and their four accomplices were "fully and dangerously armed"
120:
was attacked by a gang of six Thai workers, after he had allegedly offended one of the attackers' girlfriend, who told her boyfriend about the victim's actions. Saenphan, who was the head operator of a drug trafficking and prostitution ring at Kian Teck Road, died as a result of the brutal assault,
149:
As of July 2002, four of the six assailants were eventually identified and caught for the murder of
Saenphan Thawan. The four young Thai men, identified as 19-year-old Dornchinnamat Yingyos, 33-year-old Thongthot Yordsa-Art, 28-year-old Seethong Phichet and Uthorn Koedsomboon (age unknown), were
173:
The trial court was told that two weeks before the murder, a Thai prostitute and
Thongthot's girlfriend, Wena Awaburt, showed up at Kian Teck Road with a female friend over a personal debt. Allegedly, the victim Saenphan Thawan spotted Wena and warned her to not sell drugs on his turf and even
137:
On 3 June 2001, hours after the police responded to a report that a fight had broken out at Kian Teck Road, a Thai citizen was discovered dead with a total of 38 knife wounds on his body, in addition to several head injuries, inside a vacant plot of land located at Kian Teck Road (located at
146:
around for vice activities, including pimping and drugs. After the discovery of vice activities at and nearby the murder scene, about 254 people were rounded up by police during
September of that same year in a mass crackdown on these vice activities.
225:- rejected the men's appeals, and upheld their convictions and sentences for murdering Saenphan Thawan. At that point, two of the other accomplices of the duo were arrested for their part in the crime itself.
233:
On 13 July 2002, Uthorn Koedsomboon, the third assailant to be arrested, was brought to court for killing Saenphan. Originally charged with murder, Uthorn pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of
121:
and out of the six killers, four of them were arrested and charged with murder, while the remaining two assailants remains on the run as of today. Out of the four captured, three of them were
293:, helped to arrange the trio's funerals after their executions. The trio had also donated all of their organs as a last wish to help other people out of kindness before they were executed.
163:
Kumaresan, while both Ram Goswami and Boon Khoon Lin defended Dornchinnamat. The prosecution was led by Ravneet Kaur, Sia Aik Kor and Paul Chia, and the trial was presided by
241:. His trial took place two days before the fourth assailant arrested, Seethong Phichet, claimed trial for a charge of murder in relation to Saenphan's fatal assault.
219:
212:
967:
237:
not amounting to murder, also known as manslaughter in Singaporean legal terms. After pleading guilty, Uthorn was sentenced to jail for nine years and given
972:
253:
and Chow Weng Weng representing him in court while the prosecution was led by Eddy Tham and Liew Thiam Leng. Seethong's trial was presided by Justice
952:
150:
charged with murder between 2001 and 2002. To date, the remaining two attackers, who are still not identified, remains at large for the killing.
249:
On 15 July 2002, Seethong Phichet, the fourth assailant to be arrested, stood trial at the High Court for the murder of Saenphan Thawan, with
977:
277:
On 21 February 2003, the three Thai condemned murderers - Seethong Phichet, Thongthot Yordsa-Art and Dornchinnamat Yingyos - were hanged in
962:
957:
269:, together with his two condemned accomplices Dornchinnamat and Thongthot, who both lost their appeals and likewise awaiting execution.
947:
312:
307:
186:
122:
987:
982:
942:
807:
693:
201:
570:
347:
789:
205:
175:
159:
164:
190:
302:
238:
126:
139:
234:
158:
In January 2002, both Dornchinnamat Yingyos and Thongthot Yordsa-Art stood trial at the
936:
552:
278:
266:
254:
250:
215:
208:
167:
290:
222:
828:
113:
78:
741:
282:
742:"Thongthot Yordsa-Art and Another v Public Prosecutor [2002] SGCA 33"
553:"Public Prosecutor v Thongthot Yordsa-Art and Another [2002] SGHC 34"
112:
On 2 June 2001, at a vacant area in Kian Teck Road in Singapore, 23-year-old
262:
185:
Therefore, Dornchinnamat and Thongthot were both found guilty of murder and
59:
286:
44:
197:
189:. Under Singaporean law, the death penalty was stipulated as the
125:
for murder and a fourth was given a jail term of nine years with
829:"Public Prosecutor v Seethong Phichet [2002] SGHC 204"
16:
2001 murder of a Thai drug ring operator in Singapore
876:"郑海船夫妇昨夜回国 接受本报专访 千里迢迢 伴黄娜父母 送骨灰瓮回福建 20年来施棺70起不求报".
663:"Thais to hang for murder of pimp and drug-pusher".
102:
92:
84:
74:
66:
51:
28:
21:
633:"'Get me his front teeth as he has a big mouth'".
200:against their convictions and sentences, but the
196:In July 2002, both Dornchinnamat and Thongthot
285:, who was known for arranging the funerals of
8:
618:"The bloody murder at the Village of Sin".
18:
410:"Man found dead in West Jurong forest".
324:
808:"Public Prosecutor v Seethong Phichet"
694:"Death for Singapore gang murder pair"
547:
545:
543:
541:
7:
968:21st-century executions by Singapore
154:Trial of Thongthot and Dornchinnamat
846:"HANGED FOR HACKING MAN TO DEATH".
485:"VILLAGE OF SIN AT BOON LAY WAY".
14:
973:Incidents of violence against men
313:List of major crimes in Singapore
129:(ten strokes) for manslaughter.
953:Thai people convicted of murder
925:(in Chinese). 22 February 2003.
910:(in Chinese). 21 February 2003.
730:(in Chinese). 25 February 2002.
715:(in Chinese). 26 February 2002.
682:(in Chinese). 25 February 2002.
308:Capital punishment in Singapore
895:(in Chinese). 4 December 2004.
880:(in Chinese). 4 December 2004.
865:(in Chinese). 23 January 2002.
607:(in Chinese). 23 January 2002.
592:(in Chinese). 23 January 2002.
395:"Man found dead in clearing".
1:
36:
978:Violence against men in Asia
193:for murder if found guilty.
963:Thai people murdered abroad
958:Thai people executed abroad
652:(in Chinese). 4 April 2002.
571:"Sex, drugs and one murder"
534:(in Chinese). 14 July 2002.
1004:
759:"'They showed no mercy'".
726:"为妓女出头 竟闹出人命 泰男子与同党被判死刑".
519:(in Chinese). 8 June 2001.
459:(in Chinese). 3 June 2001.
444:(in Chinese). 3 June 2001.
429:(in Chinese). 3 June 2001.
384:(in Chinese). 3 June 2001.
369:(in Chinese). 4 June 2001.
336:(in Chinese). 3 June 2001.
948:2001 murders in Singapore
648:"'给我取下他的门牙' 妓女一句话让3男丢命".
500:"245 HELD IN CRACKDOWN".
332:"两帮人火并 泰工遭砍死 头破血流•弃尸荒野".
906:"这是他们的意愿… 3死囚正法 器官全捐出".
833:Supreme Court Judgements
746:Supreme Court Judgements
557:Supreme Court Judgements
239:ten strokes of the cane
711:"为女友出气打死同乡两泰籍男子被判死刑".
603:"疑为女友出头 2泰男被控 黑夜杀同乡".
365:"裕廊建德路一偏僻处泰国男子惨死草丛中".
515:"泰男子六天前遇害两同籍男子被控谋杀".
273:Execution of convicts
176:Changi Women's Prison
165:Judicial Commissioner
133:Murder investigations
55:2 June 2001 (aged 23)
470:"THE SWORD ATTACK".
281:at dawn. Undertaker
191:mandatory punishment
988:Caning in Singapore
983:Thai murder victims
943:Murder in Singapore
921:"三泰籍杀人犯正法后捐出多个器官".
891:"去年2月间 为3泰籍死囚办后事".
850:. 22 February 2003.
835:. 2 September 2002.
817:. 2 September 2002.
815:Singapore Law Watch
700:. 26 February 2002.
667:. 26 February 2002.
559:. 25 February 2002.
303:Caning in Singapore
67:Cause of death
861:"活活打死同乡 3泰工今早正法".
577:. 31 January 2002.
504:. 30 January 2002.
489:. 30 January 2002.
474:. 30 January 2002.
204:'s three judges -
187:sentenced to death
178:as of April 2002.
140:Pioneer Road North
123:sentenced to death
848:The Straits Times
790:"Deadly promise?"
776:The Straits Times
761:The Straits Times
665:The Straits Times
588:"疑因维护红颜2泰工涉嫌谋杀".
397:The Straits Times
380:"与友人起争执 男子头破惨死".
245:Trial of Seethong
235:culpable homicide
110:
109:
995:
927:
926:
918:
912:
911:
903:
897:
896:
888:
882:
881:
873:
867:
866:
858:
852:
851:
843:
837:
836:
825:
819:
818:
812:
804:
798:
797:
786:
780:
779:
771:
765:
764:
756:
750:
749:
738:
732:
731:
723:
717:
716:
708:
702:
701:
690:
684:
683:
675:
669:
668:
660:
654:
653:
645:
639:
638:
630:
624:
623:
615:
609:
608:
600:
594:
593:
585:
579:
578:
567:
561:
560:
549:
536:
535:
530:"泰籍男子打死同乡被判死刑".
527:
521:
520:
512:
506:
505:
497:
491:
490:
482:
476:
475:
467:
461:
460:
452:
446:
445:
437:
431:
430:
422:
416:
415:
407:
401:
400:
392:
386:
385:
377:
371:
370:
362:
356:
355:
344:
338:
337:
329:
220:High Court judge
85:Other names
58:Kian Teck Road,
41:
38:
19:
1003:
1002:
998:
997:
996:
994:
993:
992:
933:
932:
931:
930:
920:
919:
915:
905:
904:
900:
893:Xin Ming Ri Bao
890:
889:
885:
878:Xin Ming Ri Bao
875:
874:
870:
863:Xin Ming Ri Bao
860:
859:
855:
845:
844:
840:
827:
826:
822:
810:
806:
805:
801:
796:. 16 July 2002.
788:
787:
783:
778:. 13 July 2002.
773:
772:
768:
763:. 13 July 2002.
758:
757:
753:
748:. 10 July 2002.
740:
739:
735:
728:Xin Ming Ri Bao
725:
724:
720:
710:
709:
705:
692:
691:
687:
677:
676:
672:
662:
661:
657:
647:
646:
642:
637:. 4 April 2002.
632:
631:
627:
622:. 4 April 2002.
617:
616:
612:
605:Xin Ming Ri Bao
602:
601:
597:
587:
586:
582:
569:
568:
564:
551:
550:
539:
529:
528:
524:
514:
513:
509:
499:
498:
494:
484:
483:
479:
469:
468:
464:
454:
453:
449:
439:
438:
434:
427:Xin Ming Ri Bao
424:
423:
419:
409:
408:
404:
394:
393:
389:
379:
378:
374:
364:
363:
359:
346:
345:
341:
334:Xin Ming Ri Bao
331:
330:
326:
321:
299:
275:
247:
231:
229:Trial of Uthorn
213:Judge of Appeal
202:Court of Appeal
156:
135:
118:Saenphan Thawan
97:
62:
56:
47:
42:
39:
35:
34:
33:Saenphan Thawan
24:
23:Saenphan Thawan
17:
12:
11:
5:
1001:
999:
991:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
935:
934:
929:
928:
913:
898:
883:
868:
853:
838:
820:
799:
781:
766:
751:
733:
718:
703:
685:
670:
655:
640:
625:
610:
595:
580:
562:
537:
522:
507:
492:
477:
462:
447:
432:
425:"30名警员捜索9小时".
417:
414:. 4 June 2001.
402:
399:. 4 June 2001.
387:
372:
357:
354:. 4 June 2001.
348:"Witness call"
339:
323:
322:
320:
317:
316:
315:
310:
305:
298:
295:
274:
271:
246:
243:
230:
227:
155:
152:
134:
131:
108:
107:
104:
103:Known for
100:
99:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
57:
53:
49:
48:
43:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1000:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
940:
938:
924:
923:Lianhe Zaobao
917:
914:
909:
908:Lianhe Wanbao
902:
899:
894:
887:
884:
879:
872:
869:
864:
857:
854:
849:
842:
839:
834:
830:
824:
821:
816:
809:
803:
800:
795:
791:
785:
782:
777:
770:
767:
762:
755:
752:
747:
743:
737:
734:
729:
722:
719:
714:
713:Lianhe Zaobao
707:
704:
699:
695:
689:
686:
681:
680:Lianhe Wanbao
678:"替妓女出气砍死同乡".
674:
671:
666:
659:
656:
651:
650:Lianhe Wanbao
644:
641:
636:
635:The New Paper
629:
626:
621:
620:The New Paper
614:
611:
606:
599:
596:
591:
590:Lianhe Wanbao
584:
581:
576:
572:
566:
563:
558:
554:
548:
546:
544:
542:
538:
533:
532:Lianhe Zaobao
526:
523:
518:
517:Lianhe Zaobao
511:
508:
503:
502:The New Paper
496:
493:
488:
487:The New Paper
481:
478:
473:
472:The New Paper
466:
463:
458:
457:Lianhe Wanbao
451:
448:
443:
442:Lianhe Wanbao
440:"现场发现 一剑一刀".
436:
433:
428:
421:
418:
413:
406:
403:
398:
391:
388:
383:
382:Lianhe Wanbao
376:
373:
368:
367:Lianhe Zaobao
361:
358:
353:
349:
343:
340:
335:
328:
325:
318:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
300:
296:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
279:Changi Prison
272:
270:
268:
267:Changi Prison
264:
258:
256:
255:Kan Ting Chiu
252:
251:Tan Teow Yeow
244:
242:
240:
236:
228:
226:
224:
221:
217:
216:Chao Hick Tin
214:
210:
209:Yong Pung How
207:
206:Chief Justice
203:
199:
194:
192:
188:
183:
179:
177:
171:
169:
168:Choo Han Teck
166:
161:
153:
151:
147:
143:
141:
132:
130:
128:
124:
119:
115:
106:Murder victim
105:
101:
95:
93:Occupation(s)
91:
87:
83:
80:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
54:
50:
46:
31:
27:
20:
922:
916:
907:
901:
892:
886:
877:
871:
862:
856:
847:
841:
832:
823:
814:
802:
793:
784:
775:
769:
760:
754:
745:
736:
727:
721:
712:
706:
697:
688:
679:
673:
664:
658:
649:
643:
634:
628:
619:
613:
604:
598:
589:
583:
574:
565:
556:
531:
525:
516:
510:
501:
495:
486:
480:
471:
465:
456:
450:
441:
435:
426:
420:
411:
405:
396:
390:
381:
375:
366:
360:
351:
342:
333:
327:
291:Liu Hong Mei
276:
259:
248:
232:
223:Tan Lee Meng
195:
184:
180:
172:
157:
148:
144:
136:
117:
111:
455:"死者疑为泰人蛇".
75:Nationality
40: 1978
937:Categories
319:References
283:Roland Tay
160:High Court
263:death row
116:national
96:Drug lord
60:Singapore
297:See also
287:Huang Na
198:appealed
70:Murdered
45:Thailand
774:"HME".
412:Streats
127:caning
811:(PDF)
794:Today
575:Today
352:Today
289:and
218:and
114:Thai
98:Pimp
88:Yaou
79:Thai
52:Died
29:Born
698:CNN
265:at
939::
831:.
813:.
792:.
744:.
696:.
573:.
555:.
540:^
350:.
211:,
170:.
37:c.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.