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Thai man sentenced to death for German tourist rape, murder

A Thai garbage collector has been sentenced to death for the grisly rape and murder of a German tourist holidaying on a beach island. Ronnakorn Romruen was arrested in April, hours after the bloodied body of a 27-yearold German woman was found buried under dried leaves and rocks

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Published 13 July 2019, 8:00 · Updated 22:04

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Thai man sentenced to death for German tourist rape, murder

A Thai garbage collector has been sentenced to death for the grisly rape and murder of a German tourist holidaying on a beach island.

Ronnakorn Romruen was arrested in April, hours after the bloodied body of a 27-yearold German woman was found buried under dried leaves and rocks on the picturesque island of Koh Sichang in the Gulf of Thailand. A Thai court announced the verdict and sentenced the 24-year-old garbage collector to death on Wednesday.

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