The 21-year-old Jidarat, who was on bail release, initially denied this charge while also insisting that she had nothing to do with Warisara’s killing in Khon Kaen’s Khao Suan Kwang district. The other four suspects – Priyanuch Nonwangchai, 24, Wasin Namprom, 22, Kawita Rachada, 26, and Apiwan Sattayabundit, 28 – have been detained since their arrests. A court source said that, since this case was filed by prosecutors as a conspiracy to commit a crime, the judge would not yet rule on Jidarat. Her status would remain as a criminal defendant until the court finally rules on all the defendants in the case, the source said. The hearing session for both plaintiff and defendant sides was observed by a large crowd that filled up the courtroom, including the victim’s and the suspects’ relatives.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 20, 2018 09:45 UTC