Re: More on the black Benz

On Jul 7, 3:16 pm, Sandy Cruden <sandycru...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/07/06/headlines/headlines_300395...

Beauty queen's son slapped with murder charge

Benz driver mows down 3 people, killing one, after incident with bus

Former Miss Thailand Sawinee Pachimsawas and Kan-anek, the parents of
Kanpitak, whom police charged with premeditated murder after he
allegedly drove his Benz into bus passengers, say in a press briefing
yesterday that their son has an underlying disease.
Police are preparing to press a premeditated-murder charge against a
20-year-old man who swerved his Mercedes-Benz car into a crowd of
people on a footpath in Bangkok shortly after he attacked a bus driver
with a rock on Wednesday night.

The incident critically injured three people, one of whom died
yesterday.

The driver was identified as Kanpitak Pachimsawas. He is a son of
former Miss Thailand Savinee Pachimsawas, 42, and Kan-anek
Pachimsawas. Kan-anek's elder brother is Lt-General Ukrit Pachimsawas,
a former assistant commissioner of the Royal Thai Police.

The woman who died was Saichon Luangsaeng, 42, an official of the
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority.

"Doctors said the vehicle pressed over mum's chest and torso. Her ribs
were broken and they pierced into her internal organs. Her pelvis was
broken into pieces," said Saichon's daughter, Sucheera Insuwan, 25. "I
am shocked. I never thought mum would face such violence. I am going
to fight for justice."

Sucheera said Saichon's body would be donated to the Red Cross Society
in accordance with her mother's wishes.

"We will ensure justice for both sides," Metropolitan Police
commissioner Lt-General Adisorn Nonsee said yesterday.

He said investigators at Thonglor police station were preparing to
charge Kanpitak with premeditated murder, attempted murder and
physical assault.

Kanpitak was taken to Samitivej Hospital following the incident.

After he swerved his car into the crowd and ran over three victims,
witnesses attacked him. As of yesterday, Kan-anek said his son was
crying all the time and was depressed.

"He has suppressed his feelings since he was young. He often became
stressed out and hospitalised," Kan-anek said.

The father said his son had recently lost consciousness and was sent
to hospital. "He has suffered from stress relating to his girlfriend
and his mum," he said.

He said he had taken care of Kanpitak from Monday to Friday, while
Savinee had taken care of him on weekends. "From now on, I won't let
my son drive. He will also enter the monkhood in dedication to his
victims," Kan-anek said.

The father also expressed deep condolences to the victims and offered
to compensate them.

Adisorn reckoned that Kanpitak had an underlying disease that made him
unable to control himself.

"We have to check his health history and interrogate doctors," Adisorn
said.

Galaya Rajanagarindra Institute director Dr Sirisak Thitidilokrat said
Kanpitak had paid three visits to the institute as an outpatient.

"The first time was on March 9 and the last time was in April," he
said.

However, Sirisak declined to disclose any further details because he
needed to protect the patient's rights. The

institute treats people with mental problems.

On Wednesday night, Kanpitak complained to Pol Sgt-Major Nukool
Dechaphan that a bus had brushed against his sedan. "I flagged down
the bus," Nukool said.

The bus stopped and Nukool was about to examine the vehicles when he
heard Kanpitak fighting with bus driver Sathaporn Arunsiri, 37.

Sathaporn yesterday testified to investigators at Thonglor police
station that he was checking on the Benz sedan when Kanpitak banged
his face with a rock.

"I became groggy and then saw the man banging his Benz into the
crowd," Sathaporn said.

The bus driver insisted that his vehicle did not brush with Kanpitak's
luxury car. He believed the young man might have misunderstood what
had happened.

"I have been driving for seven years and I have never been involved in
any accident," Sathaporn said.

Fare collector Somjit Klaewkla stood by Sathaporn's account. "Our bus
didn't do anything. There was no brushing accident," she said.

She said some passengers pointed their fingers at Kanpitak and used
their camera phones to photograph his face after they were asked to
get off the bus.

When a bus is involved in an accident, passengers have to get off and
wait for a new bus to come.

"I believe the man got angry and therefore swerved his car into where
we were standing," Somjit said. She said she had sustained only minor
injuries.

Another survivor, Ratchanee Jiew, 58, also said the bus did not brush
against any vehicle.

Sathaporn also told police that a man, who identified himself as the
father of the car's driver, threatened to harm his wife and children.

"He said he knew many senior police and military officers. The threat
was made in front of police officers. I am scared," Sathaporn said.

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[The driver was identified as Kanpitak Pachimsawas. He is a son of
former Miss Thailand Savinee Pachimsawas, 42, and Kan-anek
Pachimsawas. Kan-anek's elder brother is Lt-General Ukrit Pachimsawas,
a former assistant commissioner of the Royal Thai Police.]

Now the real negotations will start, and they will have nothing to do
with the woman killed or those still critically injured in hospital.
It will all be about keeping the son out of the courts and saving the
face of the family. The cretinous father's behaviour has been
despicable, it just emphasises how the rich and powerful in LoS look
down on ordinary Thais............ A pox on him.

Sandy
Huay Khwaang



This link from Thai Rath has a photo of the cretin's son . The workers
had a hell of a job getting him out as his body was rigid.

http://www.thairath.com/onlineheadnews.html?id=53161

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