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Father of hazing victim rejects B500,000 offer, will take case to court

Ekachai Chonpakdi, 55, father of brutalised and killed freshman Padyos “Prem”, 19, has rejected a compensation offer and says the family will fight the case to the end. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The father of the university freshman killed by a violent hazing ritual has rejected a 500,000 baht compensation offer by parents of the seven senior students involved, and said he will seek justice through the courts.

Ekachai Chonpakdi, 55, said on Friday he talked with the parents of the seven senior students of Rajamangala University of Technology Isan on Thursday.

They had offered compensation. 

“I rejected the 500,000-baht compensation offer and asked them, ‘Can you give back my son’s life?’. They could not answer my question,” Mr Ekachai said.

He would fight the case through the…

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