Residents want to keep Si Quey's ashesResidents of Thap Sakae district in Prachuap Khiri Khan, once home to renowned serial killer Si Quey, will ask the authorities to keep his ashes at a temple in the province. Si Quey: Executed in 1959Pol Sub Lt Pol Plaisathit, 50, a former officer, said on Tuesday that the villagers would ask the Corrections Department to give Si Quey's ashes to the community. Thap Sakae villagers also plan to hold a merit-making ceremony for him and want to keep his ashes at a temple in the district. Si Quey had no known surviving relatives. Si Quey was Thailand's most notorious serial killer and was executed by firing squad at Bang Kwang on Sept 16, 1959, aged just 32.

Source: Bangkok Post July 21, 2020 19:18 UTC