Murders of Adam Lloyd and Vanessa Arscott

The murders of Adam Lloyd and Vanessa Arscott in the Thai town of Kanchanaburi on 9 September 2004, were blamed on Somchai Wisetsingh, a decorated Thai police officer. After confessing, then recanting his story, Wisetsingh was convicted of the crime and sentenced to two life sentences.

The murder

On 9 September 2004, Adam Lloyd (age 25) and Vanessa Arscott (age 24) were eating a meal at the S & S Restaurant in Kanchanaburi, owned by Mr. Wisetsingh, when a heated argument ensued, resulting in the murder of the couple by the off-duty policeman.

After the argument, Wisetsingh followed the couple back to the Sugar Cane Guesthouse in his car, before shooting Mr. Lloyd three times, once in the head, once in the arm, and once in the torso. He then chased Ms. Ascot in his car for some 200 meters before running her down and shooting her twice, in the chest and the head.[1] Both Lloyd and Arscott were declared dead on arrival at the hospital.

Wisetsingh disappeared immediately after the incident, fleeing from a police manhunt over the border to Burma. He returned to Thailand on 7 October 2004, confessing to the crime and performing re-enactments of the incident on television for the police.[2]

During the trial, Wisetsingh changed his plea to not guilty, and denied the murders, blaming them on a mysterious Mr. Ya, a drug informant who he claimed shot the couple while trying to protect his handler. Wisetsingh indicated he was coerced into previous confessions.[3] He was found guilty of murder and sentenced to serve two life sentences, only escaping the death sentence because of his record as a decorated police officer and his initial confession to police.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "British couple shot dead by Thai policeman after restaurant row". The Scotsman. 2004-09-10. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Father hails Thai murder ruling". BBC News. 2005-05-26. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Brutal end to 'wonderful holiday'". BBC News. 2005-05-26. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. ↑ Berger, Sebastien (2005-05-27). "Kiss of a killer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-01-17.



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