It has since been revealed that Aldhouse and his girlfriend hired a taxi to take them from Phuket to Koh Samui. Along the way they got a bus to Bangkok, then made their way to the Klong Yai checkpoint at the Cambodian border.

 

Mr Aldhouse was able to depart the country into Cambodia at the remote checkpoint, which has no on-line connection with Thailand's Immigration database.

 

Immigration Police only realized Aldhouse had slipped out of the country six hours after the fact.

 

The unnamed girlfriend, who returned to Bangkok by bus, was later picked up for questioning by police. She confessed to her role in aiding Aldhouse's escape and told investigators of his plan to return to England.

 

However, British sources familiar with the case told the Gazette that Aldhouse had fled the UK years before, after serving two years in a Birmingham jail for his part in an armed robbery. He served two years of a five-year sentence for illegal gun possession, the source said

 

http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/detail.asp?id=9151

 

It sounds like after the incident he quickly realised how much he had f*cked up and quickly (and competently) planned and implemented a successful escape from Thailand.

 

I wonder how long UK police can detain him for.

 

I wonder if the US Government will play a role in bringing him to justice. Especially since he killed a currently-serving war veteran.

If he is to stand trip for murder and the possibility of the death penalty, isn't it possible that Britain will not extradite him?

Yes... I remember an article bringing this up. Apparently, this argument has worked in other cases with countries opposing the death penalty.

 

Surely there should be a way to bring him to justice regardless. Perhaps in a practical move, the Thai government can provide a statement assuring the death penalty won't be applied in this case.

Yes... I remember an article bringing this up. Apparently, this argument has worked in other cases with countries opposing the death penalty.

 

Surely there should be a way to bring him to justice regardless. Perhaps in a practical move, the Thai government can provide a statement assuring the death penalty won't be applied in this case.

 

Premeditated murder? I will help them buy the rope. I hope the government doesn't take that off the table.

I don't disagree. But if it's a case of either (1) bring him to trial on the condition the death penalty isn't applied or (2) don't bring him to trial at all... I would rather (1).

There's a story in The Nation that Aldhouse has been arrested at a UK airport. I can't find any confirmation in the UK news media yet.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/Phuket-murder-suspect-Lee-Aldhouse-arrested-at-UK--30136768.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews+%28NationMultimedia.com+-+Breakingnews%29

There's a story in The Nation that Aldhouse has been arrested at a UK airport. I can't find any confirmation in the UK news media yet.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/Phuket-murder-suspect-Lee-Aldhouse-arrested-at-UK--30136768.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews+%28NationMultimedia.com+-+Breakingnews%29

 

According to the British Press he was arrested at Heathrow on Wednesday 18 August:

 

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said:

Well, I hope Thailand will be pragmatic enough to provide an assurance the death penalty won't apply in this case so the guy can be brought to trial there. Or perhaps, there's some way he can be tried in the UK.

Too bad that they allowed him into the UK at all. The easy way would have been to refuse entry, and then he could have been grabbed by Thailand. Let me help prepare the rope!!

Yeah, but they can't do that. He's a citizen. It would be like Thailand deporting returning Thai tourists back to wherever they were visiting.

Yeah, but they can't do that. He's a citizen. It would be like Thailand deporting returning Thai tourists back to wherever they were visiting.

 

I am aware of all that..I just said that it would have been as easy way...not that it could or would be done..or that it was right or legal.

Yeah... unfortunately what would be practical for one particular case, isn't a practical or fair policy/law/rule to implement across the board huh?... Like in this case, it might not be practical for Thailand to implement a rule that says a "no death penalty" promise can be given in some cases.

 

Or perhaps it can... They do offer to exclude it for people who plead guilty. Although this may be a call for the prosecutors to make, not the court.

Yeah... unfortunately what would be practical for one particular case, isn't a practical or fair policy/law/rule to implement across the board huh?... Like in this case, it might not be practical for Thailand to implement a rule that says a "no death penalty" promise can be given in some cases.

 

Or perhaps it can... They do offer to exclude it for people who plead guilty. Although this may be a call for the prosecutors to make, not the court.

I am sure that Thailand can take the death penalty off the table if they wish, but I for one hope they don't have to.

Of course, but, like I said, if it comes to either (1) keeping it and never bringing him to trial or (2) losing it and being able to bring him to trial, I'd prefer they be pragmatic and do the latter.