BREAKING: Court sentences British man who murdered and chopped up Thai woman

UPDATE: Court sentences British man who murdered and chopped up Thai woman

At 1:30pm this afternoon, Kanchanaburi Provincial Court sentenced Shane Kenneth Looker to 8 years in prison for murdering Laxami “Look” Manochat in 2014. The court ordered Shane to pay a total of 12.5 million baht to Look’s family.

The court initially sentenced 51 year old Shane to 16 years imprisonment but cut the sentence in half because he confessed to the crime.

Shane wasn’t present in court but listened to his sentence via video call from Kanchanaburi prison.

Look’s mother and daughter were present at the court today to hear the court’s verdict, alongside representatives from the British embassy.

The court said several witnesses saw Shane and Look together on the last night Look was seen alive. In addition, traces of Shane’s DNA were found in samples taken from Look’s fingernails.

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