(en) Serial killer gets life sentence in Thailand « A man accused of murdering five masseuses in a 2005 killing spree received a life sentence yesterday for the first victim's death. The Criminal Court originally sentenced Somkid Phumpuang to death for killing Warunee Pimpabutr in January 2005 but later commuted the sentence to life imprisonment, citing his confession during the police investigation and trial. »
(en) Life term for drug trafficker « A THAI court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian man to life imprisonment after commuting a death sentence for the trafficking of three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of heroin, a court official said. [...] +The court found the suspect guilty of possession, trafficking and smuggling heroin and must be punished with the severest penalty of death, but since the suspect has confessed (to the crime) the court has commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment+, said a court official reading the verdict. »
