Bail refused over rape, killing of girl, 11

Pathompong Meunban, who was a neighbour of the victim’s family and had just left a one-month monkhood at a Phuket temple, surrendered to police and public prosecutor for indictment to the court yesterday. 

Accompanied by family members and relatives, he prepared Bt500,000 in cash to apply for a bail release, to which the victim’s family objected. The court denied the bail on grounds it was a serious crime and the suspect had hidden the body. The girl’s mother said she was relieved the case had progressed to the suspect’s indictment, as she previously feared they might not get justice.