The two men who kidnapped an old woman, one her nephew, and demanded a 3 million baht ransom are sentenced to 15 years in jail. The men used a knife to threaten the woman into giving them 32,000 baht, the court said. The court found the men guilty of kidnapping and holding a person for ransom, forceful detention, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and robbery. For the kidnap and ransom, the pair were each handed a 15-year jail term and another 15 years for robbery. The men faced a combined jail term of 30 years each.

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2019 08:02 UTC