Sombat and Justice Ministry deputy permanent secretary Tawatchai Thaikyo have also announced plans to help the victims – Porntip Chantharat and her wheelchair-bound daughter, Pattarada “Beam” Kaewpong. In 2005, a truck crashed into a pickup carrying the family in an accident that killed Porntip’s husband and seriously injured both her and their daughter. Due to spinal injuries sustained in the accident, Pattarada has since need a wheelchair in order to move around. In 2014, a court ordered the truck owner to pay Bt4 million in compensation to her family. Pisit has a record of professional misbehaviour, having violated lawyer ethics and being slapped with a two-year ban during his career.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 03, 2017 13:18 UTC