Thai court sentences German tourist killer to death
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- Thailand
Bangkok, Jul 12 (AP) A Thai man has been sentenced to death for raping and murdering a German tourist on a popular resort island. The Chonburi provincial court, in a ruling seen Friday, sentenced Ronnakorn Romruen to death after he confessed.
It convicted him of rape, murder, concealing the body and driving a motorcycle under the influence of methamphetamine. The court ruled that Ronnakorn raped the 27-year-old victim and then killed her by bludgeoning her head with a rock.
Ronnakorn was arrested in April after police discovered the body under rocks and leaves. Koh Si Chang is a popular tourist destination with a population of 5,000 people.
The island is in Chonburi province, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Bangkok.(AP) RUP
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