PHUKET: Evidence was being given in a Phuket court this afternoon in the trial of a Norwegian man accused of killing his Thai lover and hiding her body for years in a bin at a Phuket mansion they once shared.
Stein Havard Dokset, aged 50, looked much leaner when he left Phuket Prison in shackles and prison garb in the back of a van today to travel the short distance to Phuket Provincial Court in Phuket City.
The brother of the alleged victim, Rungnapa ''June'' Ratchasombut, last seen alive in July, 2009, was due to give evidence on Phuket today, along with a maid.
Mr Dokset's appearance in court this afternoon is the latest move in the slowly-developing climax to perhaps one of the most sensational murder investigations of 2012.
In February last year, what remained of Khun June's body was found in a green plastic rubbish bin at the large house in the Phuket beachside district of Kata that she once shared with Mr Dokset.
Soon after, Mr Dokset reenacted how he disposed of Khun June's body. But he maintained that he did not murder his former lover.
According to him, her death was accidental. They had argued, she hit him first, she hit her head against a wall and fell to the floor.
Mr Dokset said that instead of going straight to the police to tell them about the accidental death of his lover, he feared he might not be believed.
So he put the body in a plastic bag, shoved it into the green wheelie bin and, over the years that followed, parked it in various parts of the house.
At that stage, the pair were no longer living together but still shared business interests and social connections. Mr Dokset denied knowing what had happened to Khun June.
However, the family of the 30-year-old mother-of-three continued to raise their concerns about her disappearance.
Finally, on February 28 last year, officers from the Bangkok-based Crime Suppression Division raided the seven-bedroom 15 million baht house and found Khun June's decomposing remains.
Evidence has already been taken from pathologists in Surat Thani and in Bangkok. The hearing is continuing.
Stein Havard Dokset, aged 50, looked much leaner when he left Phuket Prison in shackles and prison garb in the back of a van today to travel the short distance to Phuket Provincial Court in Phuket City.
The brother of the alleged victim, Rungnapa ''June'' Ratchasombut, last seen alive in July, 2009, was due to give evidence on Phuket today, along with a maid.
Mr Dokset's appearance in court this afternoon is the latest move in the slowly-developing climax to perhaps one of the most sensational murder investigations of 2012.
In February last year, what remained of Khun June's body was found in a green plastic rubbish bin at the large house in the Phuket beachside district of Kata that she once shared with Mr Dokset.
Soon after, Mr Dokset reenacted how he disposed of Khun June's body. But he maintained that he did not murder his former lover.
According to him, her death was accidental. They had argued, she hit him first, she hit her head against a wall and fell to the floor.
Mr Dokset said that instead of going straight to the police to tell them about the accidental death of his lover, he feared he might not be believed.
So he put the body in a plastic bag, shoved it into the green wheelie bin and, over the years that followed, parked it in various parts of the house.
At that stage, the pair were no longer living together but still shared business interests and social connections. Mr Dokset denied knowing what had happened to Khun June.
However, the family of the 30-year-old mother-of-three continued to raise their concerns about her disappearance.
Finally, on February 28 last year, officers from the Bangkok-based Crime Suppression Division raided the seven-bedroom 15 million baht house and found Khun June's decomposing remains.
Evidence has already been taken from pathologists in Surat Thani and in Bangkok. The hearing is continuing.
it seem he have make some fitness
Posted by ratatouille on February 12, 2013 14:08