Thailand beaches are very popular with European tourists. I'm sure she was one of many of white girls and guys there. She was there with a friend. They were on the beach when the victim got a call from her mother on her cellphone and walked along the beach talking to her mother while her friend went back to the cottage a short distance away.
Normally, she would have been safe.......normally. I would like just 5 minutes in a cage with these 2 cowardly murderers. OK 30 minutes!
Baptists or buddhists were behind this surely.
Third World Moral Superiority Ping!
It sounds like you ARE blaming the victim.
No mention of how heinous the attackers' actions are, either.
Thai "Miranda": You have no right to an attorney. Anything we beat out of you will be used against you. We may maim you just for sport. Now shut the f*** up.
There was a time when being the citizen of a civilised country meant that said nation would take any violation of your person as a national affront. As a Russian poet once said, "Let us return to the past, and what progress there will be!"
Regards, Ivan
The answer from the article you posted:
On Sunday night, after being taken back to the holiday island of Samui, the two men were manhandled by police past onlookers into the investigation centre in handcuffs, their heads bowed.
Think she'd have been any safer on a stretch of the Gulf Coast? And, had you read the story, you'd know her "whiteness" had nothing to do with it.
The crew of the trawler, in Lamai Bay, were allegedly drinking heavily and watching pornographic DVDs when one of the pair announced: "I want to rape someone".
"The Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has called for the execution of the pair if they are convicted of Ms Horton's rape and murder. "They must be sentenced to the harshest possible punishment," he said."
("so that foreign tourism money will continue to pour in!")
Impossible! We all know that pornography has no correlation with antisocial sexual behavior, none at all! (retch)
In addition to being animals, these guys were apparently morons. I hope they get capital punishment.
susie
Oh Please. You don't think girls get raped and murdered here?
Koh Samui is a popular tourist destination.
Oh, no, Samui's pretty nice, actually. I'd compare it to Phuket and to the old Pattaya (the new one's a little rough IMHO). I don't think she could reasonably be expected to anticipate two thugs swimming ashore with an intent to rape and kill somebody.
Contrasted with Thailand is Viet Nam. A woman is a lot safer travelling alone in Viet Nam than she would be in Massachussetts or Washington. I had no qualms about urging that my daughter go to VN when she was expressing a desire to visit somewhere overseas. Excepted is downtown Sai Gon which shares certain characteristics with other big cities everywhere.
Frankly, I cannot imagine why anyone goes to those third-world armpits.
The Lesson is STAY HOME - what is with this infatuation with sand and water and heat and humidity.
Throw a handful of dirt in your underwear and sit in the tub with the shower on - bingo - same thing
Will wonders never cease?!?! Neither was named Mohammad!
The same thing could happen on a beach near Los Angeles at night. The sad truth is that women need to learn effective self-defense techniques so they have a decent chance of fighting off attackers. But overseas everybody has to pay very close attention to where they go and what is happening around them. While overseas, you should stay in areas where other affluent tourists are hanging around whenever possible.
Katherine came to Thailand to dance on a beach; to ride an elephant; to have a vacation before her finals at university. She was full of confidence and felt immune to the dangers of this world, as we have all felt when we were young adults.
Tragically her faith in her fellow man let her down and she has been taken from us forever. My words cannot express how I feel. Only a parent who has lost a child can know. All I wish is to return Katherine to her home with dignity and privacy, for which I beg the indulgence of the press.
On a personal note I urge those who did this to come forward. The perpetrator is too cowardly to offer themselves to justice in Thailand. But there is a person here that knows. A person that can assist the Police. Someone that can maybe save another life.
I urge that person to come forward to speak out. Katherine was my little girl. Please help her father.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following for their assistance and their sincere condolences in chronological order:
My family and friends and colleagues
South Wales Police - Ian and Mark
Captain Stewart, the crew and passengers of British Airways flight BA9
The staff at the British Embassy in Bangkok, Andy, Peter, Neill, Daniel, Peter
The Thai authorities who have aided my stay in Thailand
The Royal Thai Police for their diligent investigation, Captain Bpongpol and General Issaraphan
The staff at Sega and Norwich Union for efficiently organising everything
Katherine's friends Ruth and Callum with whom she spent her final days
My son Richard for looking after his mum
My Celveen for looking after me
And my son Christopher for travelling to be with me to bring Katherine home
The support from all of you has been wonderful and I am truly thankful for your unquestioning heartfelt support.