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Man survives gang hanging

3/12/2012
Online Reporters

CHON BURI – A man escaped death when he was thrown off a bridge with a rope around his neck by a gang of men purportedly acting on the order of his boss, reports said.

Police said they received reports on Sunday that a man had been thrown off a bridge near the Chon Buri-Rayong bypass.

At the scene, police found a broken nylon rope tied to a ledge of the bridge.

Witnesses told police that a group of men threw another man off the bridge with the rope tied around his neck. However, the rope broke and the victim fell onto the road.

He was able to dodge several trucks and speeding cars during and after his fall and crawled away into nearby woods, according to witnesses.

Police said the man came out of hiding when he realised that police were searching for him.

He was identified as Prasarth Sattabutr, 29. He had a broken leg and several other injuries when police found him.

He told police that he was kidnapped on Saturday while working at a construction site in Sahaphat Industrial Estate.

The Surin native said four men grabbed him and tied him with chains and dragged him onto the back of a truck. He was taken to a house where he was brutally beaten. The victim said one of his attackers said that he was unlucky to have to suffer the "boss’s anger".

Mr Prasarth told police he was tied up again later and taken to the bridge, where the men tied a rope around his neck.

The victim said one of his captors told him that the "boss" wanted them to drown him and they asked him where he would like to die. They gave him two choices, Bang Pakong River or Bang Phra River Basin, he told police. He chose the latter.

When they arrived at the Bang Phra River Basin they found the water level was too low so they put him back on the truck to find another suitable spot for his murder.

He overheard one of his captors saying that they could run into police and they should get rid of him as soon as possible, and suggesting that they hang him from the bridge.

"Even if the rope breaks, he will be crushed by the cars on the road, let’s do it here,” one of the men said, according to the victim's statement.

The victim said he was lucky that the rope wasn’t strong enough to carry his weight, and it broke. He fell to the road and he quickly rolled towards the trees to seek cover.

"When they saw that I had survived they came down to look for me, so I had to hide," the victim said.

He said he heard a lot of commotion and a group of people in the community nearby came out of their homes. That's when he realised that his would-be killers had fled.

Mr Prasarth said he suspected that his former employer was behind the murder attempt. He said he was working as a truck driver and had to quit his last job after he delivered a container to the wrong location.

He said his former employer was very temperamental and had threatened him, even after they were able to track down the container along with all the items contained inside it.

He accused me of theft and demanded I give him the names of the people who were involved in the theft. When I insisted that I was innocent, he pressured me so I had to quit.

Police said they would question his former employer.

(Source: Bangkok Post, Crimes, Man survives gang hanging, 3/12/2012, Online Reporters, link)

 
Murder Vocabulary

throw off - chuck off, fling off, toss off ขว้างออกไป, ส่งออกมา
thrown off a bridge
thrown off a bridge with a rope around his neck

gang - a group of criminals that do crimes together แก๊ง, กลุ่มโจร
a gang of men 
a gang of men acting on the order of his boss
a gang of men purportedly acting on the order of his boss

he was thrown off a bridge with a rope around his neck by a gang of men purportedly acting on the order of his boss

tie - ผูก, มัด
neck - คอ
tied a rope around ...
the men tied a rope around his neck.

tie up - to put ropes around a person (arms, legs, waist) so they cannot leave a place
he was tied up

Mr Prasarth told police he was tied up again later and taken to the bridge, where the men tied a rope around his neck.

bypass - a road on a bridge over another road ทางเบี่ยง
Chon Buri-Rayong bypass
a bridge near the Chon Buri-Rayong bypass

a rope tied to the bridge
ledge - the edge of something
a broken nylon rope tied to a ledge of the bridge

the scene of a crime - the place where a crime took place (where police collect evidence)
At the scene, police found a broken nylon rope tied to a ledge of the bridge

victim - someone who has been harmed, injured or killed as the result of a crime เหยื่อผู้เคราะห์ร้าย
the rope broke and the victim fell onto the road

dodge - to run away, to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant หลบหลีก
dodge several trucks and speeding cars

crawl - move along the ground on hands and legs การคลาน
crawled away into nearby woods

witness - a person who sees a crime (and who can provide information to police and court)  พยาน, ผู้รู้เห็น, ผู้รับรู้
according to witnesses

witnesses - a person who say an event, usually an accident or crime that they describe, an eyewitness
he was able to dodge several trucks and speeding cars during and after his fall and crawled away into nearby woods, according to witnesses

realise - come to understand, learn about something
he realised that

he realised that police were searching for him.
police said the man came out of hiding when he realised that police were searching for him

identified - named ระบุชื่อ
he was identified as Prasarth Sattabutr, 29

construction - the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. การก่อสร้าง
site - a place where something is located or where something happens ที่เกิดเหตุ สถานที่  สถานที่เกิดเหตุ
he told police that he was kidnapped on Saturday while working at a construction site in Sahaphat Industrial Estate

native - someone who was born in a particular place ชาวพื้นเมือง
the Surin native - person from Surin, a person who was born and grew up in Surin

chain - metal links joined together, like a rope used to "chain" things to a place so they cannot move away โซ่
drag - to pull along the ground roughly (without wheels)  ดึง

grab - to take something with hands and hold on strongly คว้า, จับ
four men grabbed him and tied him with chains and dragged him onto the back of a truck

brutally - in an extremely violent or cruel way อย่างโหดร้าย
beaten - to be hit by people with fists, sticks and other objects ถูกโจมตี

brutally beaten
he was taken to a house where he was brutally beaten

suffer - have unpleasant feelings of pain
suffer the boss’s anger

unlucky to have to suffer the boss’s anger
the victim said one of his attackers said that he was unlucky to have to suffer the "boss’s anger".

capture (verb) - จับ
captor (noun) - a person who captures another person ผู้จับ
drown - go under the water, not breath air and die จมน้ำ, จมน้ำตาย

the victim said one of his captors told him that the "boss" wanted them to drown him and they asked him where he would like to die.

suitable - right for a situation; acceptable or right for someone or something เหมาะสม
spot - a place location, point, site จุด, สถานที่,  ที่
a suitable spot

murder - the crime of intentionally killing a person ฆาตกรรม
find a suitable spot for his murder

When they arrived at the Bang Phra River Basin they found the water level was too low so they put him back on the truck to find another suitable spot for his murder.

overheard - to hear something that someone is saying (when they are not talking to you)
He overheard one of his captors saying that they could run into police and they should get rid of him as soon as possible, and suggesting that they hang him from the bridge.

the victim's statement
according to the victim's statement

crushed - pressed by something and destroyed
"Even if the rope breaks, he will be crushed by the cars on the road, let’s do it here

carry his weight - he able to hold and support his weight
the rope wasn’t strong enough to carry his weight

seek cover - find a place to hide (where you cannot be seen by people)

The victim said he was lucky that the rope wasn’t strong enough to carry his weight, and it broke. He fell to the road and he quickly rolled towards the trees to seek cover.

survived - continued to live or exist รอดมาได้
hide - stay in a place where people cannot see you and do not know where you are ซ่อน

when they saw that I had survived they came down to look for me, so I had to hide

commotion - a sudden short period of noise, confusion or excited movement ความสับสนวุ่นวาย
he heard a lot of commotion

community - local people, all the people who live in a local area or place ชุมชน
people in the community came out of their homes

He said he heard a lot of commotion and a group of people in the community nearby came out of their homes.

would-be - did not do it (in another situation they would have been successful and have done it)
his would-be killers

fled - ran away หนี

realise - come to understand
that's when he realised that his would-be killers had fled.

employer - a person, company, or organisation that pays someone to work for them as a member of their staff นายจ้าง
his former employer

suspected - thought that something might be true เป็นที่สงสัย
suspected that his former employer was behind the murder attempt

attempt - to try to do something
the murder attempt - when someone tries to kill another person

the person behind ... - the cause, the person who caused something to happen
the person behind the murder attempt

container - a large box used to carry things on ships and trucks ตู้บรรจุสินค้า

deliver - send ส่ง
delivered a container
he delivered a container to the wrong location

Mr Prasarth said he suspected that his former employer was behind the murder attempt. He said he was working as a truck driver and had to quit his last job after he delivered a container to the wrong location.

temperamental - change mood often, move from anger to happiness easily

track down - look for, search for something ค้นหา
track down the container

contain - have something inside of it
the items contained inside the container

threatened - telling someone that if they don't do it, they will be punished

He said his former employer was very temperamental and had threatened him, even after they were able to track down the container along with all the items contained inside it.

theft - taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it การลักขโมย

accuse - say that someone broke the law or did something bad กล่าวหา
accused me of theft

demand - strongly ask someone to do something or give something  ถาม, ขอทราบ
demanded I give him the names

insisted - say firmly that something must happen or is true, and will not change mind
innocent - not having done anything wrong บริสุทธิ์
I insisted that I was innocent

pressure - force or make a person do something
quit - leave a job 
he pressured me so I had to quit

He accused me of theft and demanded I give him the names of the people who were involved in the theft. When I insisted that I was innocent, he pressured me so I had to quit

employer
question
police said they would question his former employer

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