Court of Chonburi Province, Thailand, February 10. Zhengguan News reporters learned from the lawyer representing the victims of the "Thai wife killing and throwing away corpses" that the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance. Lawyer Zhang, the lawyer representing the victim, said that the defendant Lu Mou had no remorse during the trial and never apologized to the victim's family. In view of the fact that the defendant admitted some facts, the death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment. The victim's family and friends said they would appeal.
On January 10, 2020, a suitcase containing a female corpse was found on the beach in Chonburi Province, Thailand, and the deceased was Liao Mou, a Guangdong woman, and her husband Lu Mou was identified as a criminal suspect. On April 3, 2020, Thai prosecutors filed a criminal case with the court for the crime of homicide, destruction of corpses, etc., and the court has since held several hearings on the case.
Lawyer: The man admitted to murder by mistake and commuted to life imprisonment
On February 10, Zhengguan News reporter contacted the victim's lawyer, Mr. Zhang. Lawyer Zhang told Zhengguan News: "The case has undergone five trials, a total of 12 witnesses appeared in court, the trial process of the case took more than a year, and on February 8, the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance. ”
"In fact, with our evidence, he is very confident that the death sentence can be imposed, and he (the defendant) has already bought the instruments of the crime on January 6, booked a room on the 7th, and tricked the victim into entering on the 8th." The forensic doctor certified that the defendant had wrapped a plastic bag around the neck of the deceased and had wrapped several tapes around the outside of the plastic bag. At that time, the judge also said, 'There are so many things wrapped around the head, and if they are not strangled, they are smothered.' 'Deliberate behavior is clear. ”
"But he pleaded guilty to certain parts: he confessed to destroying the body and throwing the body, admitting that he had killed the victim by mistake. So there may be such an act of confession, so the death penalty is reduced to life imprisonment. Lawyer Zhang said.
As for the reason for Lu's killing, lawyer Zhang analyzed: "He deceived the people around the deceased, clean and deceived over and over again. Then the people around him chased after the deceased and asked for money, and of course the deceased also came to ask him for money, and then the deceased's girlfriend said that it was really not okay and called the police. Calling the police is very unfavorable for the suspect, because he also has several cases in Taiwan where he is wanted, so he has to kill the deceased, otherwise there will be no peaceful life to live. ”
Victim's friend: The two did not obtain a license, and the defendant had an economic dispute with many people
On February 10, a Zhengguan news reporter contacted Ms. Liang, a former friend of the victim Liao. Ms. Liang said, "We cannot accept this verdict and will continue to appeal for the death penalty." ”
Ms. Liang revealed that she and Liao were junior high school classmates, and later did business together and had a friendship of more than 20 years. But for Lu, Ms. Liang said that she "did not understand, nor Did she have WeChat, all relying on Liao's dictation."
"In the first half of the year, Liao's evaluation of Lu was very high, and it slowly changed in the second half of the year. Liao found that what he sometimes said was not fulfilled, and there were some deceitful behaviors against her, so he successively had some negative evaluations. Ms. Liang said.
Ms. Liang told the Zhengguan News reporter: "Liao is the only daughter of the family, and before knowing Lu Mou (Liao Mou), she has been living in Yunfu, and after knowing Lu Mou, she will fly to Thailand every month. The two did not apply for a marriage license, Lu has been living illegally in Thailand for 5 years, he said that going to get a marriage license was to deceive Liao, but signed in an office, and there was no wedding ring. ”
Zhengguan News reporter learned from Ms. Liang that Lu mou also had economic disputes with many people. "Lu lied about the partnership to do business, brushed Liao's credit card loan, there were nearly 200,000 yuan; also cheated Liao's father's relatives of 100,000 yuan, saying that he was traveling to Thailand; he also cheated friends of money in the name of buying concert tickets... As far as we know, four or five hundred thousand are there. ”
It is understood that the baby raised by the two at the time of the crime was only 3 months old, and the child is currently cared for by Liao's family.
The hotel where the victim was killed
Family: Renounce civil compensation and hope to be sentenced to death
On February 10, Zhengguan News reporters contacted Ms. Huang, the mother of the victim, Liao. Ms. Huang was resolute and said that she would continue to appeal, hoping to sentence Lu to death.
Ms. Huang told Zhengguan News, "Lu was very calm during the whole trial, and did not show a little guilt or fear, let alone apologize." ”
Ms. Huang said that the family had given up civil compensation. "The daughter (Liao Mou) feels embarrassed, after all, the people who have been deceived are the people around her, and she has already repaid some of her own money before she died. We don't want to pursue the rest, and only hope to sentence Lu to death. ”
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