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Suspected serial killer of Thai masseuses gets life
Aug 22, 2009, 3:12 GMT
Bangkok - Bangkok Criminal Court sentenced a man suspected of killing five sex workers to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of one of the murders, a media report said Saturday.
Somkid Phumphuang, 45, was on Friday found guilty by the court of killing Warunee Phimphabut, 25, a nightclub singer, on January 30, 2005, in Mukdahan province, the Bangkok Post reported.
Somkid was accused of drowning Warunee in a hotel bathtub and robbing her of belongings worth 50,000 baht (1,470 dollars).
He has been accused of killing and robbing another four sex workers and masseuses in different provinces throughout Thailand.
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