Posted on 06/11/2021 9:58:10 AM PDT by Red Badger
A BRIT accused of murdering a prostitute in Bangkok before fleeing to Spain is to be extradited to Thailand.
Shane Looker, 51, picked up Laxami Manochat, 31, on the second night of his holiday in Thailand and her dismembered body was found in a suitcase.
Laxami Manochat's body was found in a suitcaseCredit: ViralPress
Shane Looker has been accused of her murderCredit: ViralPress
Looker was seen on CCTV with LaxamiCredit: Collect
CCTV footage from the Hot Lips bar in the Nana Plaza - a sprawling three-storey complex of bars - allegedly showed him leaving with Laxami, whose nickname was 'Pook'.
Her body was found stuffed into a suitcase dumped in a river 95 miles away in Kanchanaburi province on November 9, 2014.
Cops began searching for Looker but he allegedly later fled across the country's southern border with Malaysia before returning to his home in Ibiza, where he is said to have owned a hotel.
Looker has said that he denies the allegation that he murdered Laxami.
Spanish police arrested Looker, from Stoke, in June 2017 and he was remanded in custody amid legal struggles to have him sent to Thailand where prosecutors had built a case against him.
The Spanish High Court ruled in July 2017 that he should be extradited but Looker's legal team lodged a series of appeals in 2018 and 2019.
The European Court of Human Rights sitting in Strasbourg has now ruled that Looker should be extradited from Spain to face justice in Thailand.
Judges cited extensive case files submitted by the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok which allege Looker was the man who had murdered Laxami.
Thai authorities have also reportedly offered assurances required under EU law that Looker will not face the death penalty or be mistreated.
Ruling on the case, top EU judges also slammed allegedly deliberate attempts by Looker's legal team to delay the case through a series of appeals.
The court claimed Looker's could not succeed on the basis of “failure to exhaust domestic remedies”.
They had already used two, so maybe that’s the limit allowed..............................
Would the suitcase have to be refrigerated?
Not if you are throwing it in a river.........................
Oh that's bound to be fun.
One Night In Bangkok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgc_LRjlbTU
This reminds me of Ira Einhorn, the hippie “Unicorn Killer”, who killed his ex-girlfriend and stored her body in a trunk in his closet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Einhorn
His crime was discovered when neighbors complained about the smell coming from his apartment. He was arrested and the detestable lawyer, Arlen “Magic Bullet” Specter, got him out on bail and he fled to Europe. A co-founder of the “Earth Day” silliness, he evaded capture for 23 years and was finally extradited to the US after all efforts by liberals to keep him there failed. He spent the rest of his life in prison.
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