As the year nears its end, we look back at five tragic and mysterious crime stories that both captivated and appalled the nation during the year
Prasittichai Khaokaew, 38, front centre, arrives at the Criminal Court on Aug 27 for sentencing after being convicted for murder and robbery at a gold shop in Lop Buri province on Jan 9. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)
Lop Buri gold shop slayings
One of the most disturbing crimes occurred back in January when a lone gunman killed three people, including a two-year-old boy, during a gold shop robbery at the Robinson shopping mall in Lop Buri’s Muang district on the evening of Jan 9.
Surveillance camera footage showed the robber, armed with a gun fitted with a silencer,…
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