THAILAND. ITALIAN RISKS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
Thai police arrested Italian national Daniel Testoni, 22, accused of having stabbed to death Japanese businessman Marcio Cristiano Hiraoka.
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Thai police arrested Italian national Daniel Testoni, 22, accused of having stabbed to death Japanese businessman Marcio Cristiano Hiraoka.
Hiraoka was killed on November 4 in front of his residence on the tourist island of Samui, approximately 420km south of the country’s capital Bangkok. On November 6, a court in the southern province of Surat Thani approved a mandate for the Italian national’s arrest.
According to police spokesman Teerasak Buasuwan, the victim was Testoni’s ex boyfriend. If found guilty, Testoni could be sentenced to death.
Hiraoka was killed on November 4 in front of his residence on the tourist island of Samui, approximately 420km south of the country’s capital Bangkok. On November 6, a court in the southern province of Surat Thani approved a mandate for the Italian national’s arrest.
According to police spokesman Teerasak Buasuwan, the victim was Testoni’s ex boyfriend. If found guilty, Testoni could be sentenced to death.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Apbs, 07/11/2005)
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