Tsunami Orphans Forced To Relive Tragedy As BBC Lines Road
The Mail on Sunday June 11, 2006Film-makers accused of outrageous exploitation as they recreate scenes of carnageTsunami orphans forced to relive tragedy as BBC lines road with fake corpses for new mini-seriesBy Andrew DrummondIN KHAO UK, THAILANDand Jo KnowsleyIN LONDONFAMILIES who lost loved ones in the Indian Ocean tsunami have accused the BBC of sick […]
Murder Comes To A Holiday Idyll
Katherine Horton was killed after taking a stroll on a beach in ThailandBy Andrew Drummond and Sophie KirkhamA BRITISH student was murdered after she went for a stroll along a tropical beach in Thailand to make a mobile phone callKatherine Horton, 21, a psychology student from Cardiff, was travelling with a friend from Reading University […]
Thai Bride Admits Feeding Ex-Husband To The Tigers
From The TimesAugust 2, 2006Thai bride admits feeding ex-husband to the tigersBy Andrew Drummond in Petchaburi, Thailand and Simon de Bruxelles in London SOME think it was premonition that led Toby Charnaud to write a short story about an English expatriate’s death at the hands of his Thai girlfriend. But even if the wealthy Wiltshire farmer […]
Aristocrat's Black Sheep Jailed For Murder
From The TimesMay 25, 2006Aristocrats’ black sheep jailed for Thai murderBy Hellen Nugent in London and Andrew Drummond in PhuketTHE parents of a British teacher murdered in Thailand by her boyfriend said yesterday that their daughter’s life had been cut short by a pathological liar who charmed his way into her affections.Paul Chetwynd-Talbot with Debra […]
She Was Executed. Bang. Bang. Bang
Daily Telegraph July 3rd 2005She was executed. Bang, bang, bangBy Andrew Drummond in KanchanaburiThe father of Vanessa Arscott, a British backpacker who was allegedly ‘executed’ last year after seeing her boyfriend killed by a Thai policeman, made an impassioned plea for justice at a murder trial yesterday.Graham Arscott, 57, told judges in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, that […]
Thai Policeman Given Life Over Backpacker Killings
From The TimesMay 27, 2005Thai policeman given life over backpacker killingsFrom Andrew Drummond in KanchanaburiA THAI police sergeant who shot dead a British backpacking couple ‘like rabid dogs’ near the bridge over the River Kwai was jailed for life yesterday.Somchai Wisetsingh was initially jailed for 33 years and four months for the murder of Adam […]
Thais Feared Testifying In Tourist Murder Trial
From The Times January 15, 2005Thais feared testifying in tourist murder trialFrom Andrew Drummond in Kanchanaburi WITNESSES in the trial of a policeman accused of murdering two British backpackers said yesterday that they had been afraid of giving evidence. The court in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, heard how Vanessa Arscott, 24, was run down in the street […]
Luxury Resorts Where Bodies Of Tourist Litter The Beach
From The TimesDecember 29, 2004Luxury resorts where bodies of tourists litter the beachRemote and exclusive location hinders rescue bidFrom Andrew Drummond in Khao Lak, ThailandTHE shattered luxury beach hotels of Khao Lak began yielding up their dead yesterday as rescue crews battled their way through the debris to discover the full horror of the devastation […]
Pai Police Fabricated Evidence
NHRC wants DSI to take over Pai inquiry February 9, 2008 Top forensic doctor Pornthip Rojanasunand has rejected the police account of the shooting of two Canadians, one of whom was killed, in the northern town of Pai last month. Pornthip has been studying post mortems carried out both in Calgary, Canada and in Chiang Mai. She said […]
Witness Tells How Thai Officer Killed British Couple
From Times OnlineSeptember 10, 2004Witness tells how Thai officer killed British coupleFrom Andrew Drummond in Kanchanaburi, and Jenny Booth, Times OnlineA witness has described in graphic detail how she saw a Thai policeman gun down two British tourists in the holiday resort of Kanchanaburi in western Thailand.Adam Lloyd, 24, and Vanessa Arscott, 23, from Torquay, […]
