Burmese murderers sentenced

Two Burmese fishermen were sentenced to 25 years in prison for the March 2009 murder of British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson off the coast of Thailand's Satun province, The Guardian has reported.

At the time of the murder, the semi-retired couple were on their way from Phuket to Malaysia’s Langkawi Island, where they planned to leave their yacht and fly back to the UK. The Foreign Office confirmed that two adult Burmese nationals had been sentenced at Satun Provincial Court on Thursday.

The verdict has not yet been reported in the mainstream Thai-language media.

As both men pleaded guilty to the charges, their sentences were halved, to 25 years and eight months each. As a minor, a 17-year-old boy also convicted of murder in the case will get a much lighter sentence.

He will be held in custody until he reaches the age of 24.

The trio, arrested about a week after the killing, said they were desperate for food and water after being marooned on the tiny island where the Robertsons had decided to anchor their sailboat Mr Bean.

(Phuket Gazette)



I remember this case well. 50 years halved for confessing though? They took a life and should pay with their own. That's my feelings for murderers.

Guess what 25 years in a Thai jail will do to you?

Sometimes it might sound like a walk in the park, but they will really feel it when they are released.

After spending so many years behind bars it is not sure that they can deal with life outside the prison.

25 years is enough, for any crime!!! (most of the time it is too much)...