Thai man gets life sentence for murder of Swiss tourist in Phuket last August

14 Sept 01:53 Key points summarised by AI

The Phuket Provincial Court sentenced Theerawat Thortip to life imprisonment for the murder of Swiss tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf.
The victim was assaulted at a waterfall, where Theerawat forced her head into a stream until she died, then stole 300 baht and covered her body.
While attempted rape and sexual assault charges were dismissed, the court found him guilty of murder, commuting an initial death sentence to life due to his confession.
The crime occurred last August, during the second month of Thailand's Phuket "sandbox" scheme, a project to reopen the country to tourism.

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