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New Zealander stabbed to death in bar fight, then experts believe to escape, the killer gave "brown envelope" full of cash to authorities.

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Accused Swedish killer flees Thailand

10/01/2013

The alleged murderer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya following an argument over a dog is on the run after he escaped from Thailand.

Police arrested 40-year-old Swede Andreas Ringvall and charged him with the murder of Robert Hollick, 43, who was stabbed with a knife three times in his neck and back during a bar fight in the coastal resort city in August 2012.

Mr Ringvall’s girlfriend Dao Pholutsa, 26, was also arrested when the couple were captured by local people after the stabbing and handed over to police.

Ms Dao told police that Hollick started the fight. She said they tried to back off but Hollick continued to attack Mr Ringvall

Witnesses told police a different story. They said Mr Ringvall quarrelled with Hollick after Ms Dao played with Hollick's pet dog in the bar. Mr Ringvall sent his girlfriend back to his room, then returned to the bar and attacked Hollick with a knife, witnesses said.

Mr Hollick's mother, Anne Hollick, has learnt that Mr Ringvall has been on the run since October when he was allowed to return to Sweden for "family reasons", according to a report by Stuff.co.nz.

New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry confirmed to Mrs Hollick on Tuesday that Ringvall was missing after he skipped a scheduled court appearance in November.

"I was a little angry that they should treat, not me, but New Zealand this way as though we were so insignificant they could do this without informing the New Zealand Government or whoever they're supposed to inform," Mrs Hollick said.

A New Zealand foreign ministry spokeswoman confirmed that the Pattaya Court had granted Ringvall permission to leave Thailand.

He had failed to return and an arrest warrant had been issued by the Thai authorities, she said.

Greg Pitt, managing partner at Thailand law firm Mackenzie Smith, told Stuff.co.nz that it would be highly unusual for someone accused of murder to be granted permission to leave Thailand.

"I think perhaps a brown paper envelope [filled with cash] would have been passed in some way, which is not uncommon,” he said.

He probably had enough cash - and it has to be cash - to get him out of this.

Stuff.co.nz

(Source: Bangkok Post, Breakingnews, Accused Swedish killer flees Thailand, 10/01/2013, link)


Murder Vocabulary
 
murder (verb) - the crime of intentionally killing a person ฆาตกรรม
murderer (noun) - a person who commits the crime of intentionally killing a person ฆาตกร

kill (verb) - ฆ่า
killer (noun) - ผู้ฆ่า

get away with - break the law and not get caught and punished (or do something bad without anything bad happening to you)
get away with murder - murder someone and not be punished
how to get away with murder

accuse - to say that someone did a crime or did something bad กล่าวหา
accused of murder 
accused murderer
accused killer

flee - to run away หนี
flee from Thailand

accused Swedish killer flees
accused Swedish killer flees Thailand

escape - to run away หนี
escape from Thailand

alleged - claimed to be true although not yet proven ที่ถูกกล่าวหา
alleged murderer 

argument - when people disagree about something and fight about it  การโต้เถียง, การโต้แย้ง,  การแย้ง
an argument over a dog - fighting about a dog

stab - to push something like a knife into a person's body to hurt or kill them แทง
stabbed with a knife
stabbed to death

the alleged murderer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya following an argument over a dog is on the run after he escaped from Thailand.

bar fight - a fight in a bar (where alcohol is served, a common thing to happen)
stabbed with a knife three times in his neck and back during a bar fight

coastal - land area next to the sea and beaches ที่ใกล้ชายฝั่ง
the coastal resort city

local - in or related to the area that you live, or to the particular area that you are talking about ท้องถิ่น
local people

capture -  take someone or something by force, grab and hold, seize จับกุม
captured by local people

hand over - give
handed over to police - given to the police

couple - two people who are married or are involved in a romantic relationship คุ่รัก
the couple were captured by local people after the stabbing and handed over to police.

back off - to leave or go away from a person or situation (here: to stop fighting and move away from the other person)

they started the fight and we tried to back off but they continued to attack  
Ms Dao told police that Hollick started the fight. She said they tried to back off but Hollick continued to attack Mr Ringvall

witness - a person who saw an event happen, usually an accident or crime that they describe, an eyewitness
witnesses told police a different story
Mr Ringvall sent his girlfriend back to his room, then returned to the bar and attacked Hollick with a knife, witnesses said.

quarrelled - fought, argued โต้เถียง
Mr Ringvall quarrelled with Hollick after Ms Dao played with Hollick's pet dog in the bar.

on the run - running away from the police (to avoid arrest) 
MrMr Ringvall has been on the run since October when he was allowed to return to Sweden for "family reasons"

confirmed - said that a claim is true, verified ได้รับการยืนยันแล้ว, ผ่านการรับรองแล้ว
scheduled - planned to happen at a particular time or day ตามตารางเวลา

appearance - when a person comes to a place (so you can see them and talk to them) การแสดงตัว, การปรากฏตัว,  การปรากฏตัวให้เห็น
a court appearance - when a person goes to a court of law

scheduled - happening at a time fixed or arranged in the past ตามกำหนด ตามเวล า
a scheduled court appearance

skip - not go to some event or meeting that you must go to ข้าม, ข้ามไป,  ละไป
skipped a scheduled court appearance

New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry confirmed to Mrs Hollick on Tuesday that Ringvall was missing after he skipped a scheduled court appearance in November.

insignificant - not large or important enough to be worth considering ไม่สำคัญ
inform - tell people about what happened, report new information to people who don't know about it yet แจ้งให้ทราบ,  บอกให้ทราบ

"I was a little angry that they should treat, not me, but New Zealand this way as though we were so insignificant they could do this without informing the New Zealand Government or whoever they're supposed to inform," Mrs Hollick said.

ministry - a government department dealing with an area of activity กระทรวง
foreign ministry
foreign ministry spokeswoman

A New Zealand foreign ministry spokeswoman confirmed that the Pattaya Court had granted Ringvall permission to leave Thailand.

arrest warrant - the document from a court that allows the police to arrest people หมายจับ, หมายอาญาที่สั่งให้เจ้าหน้าที่จับกุมผู้ต้องหา หรือจำเลย

issued - made available ออกใหม่
issue arrest warrant

authorities - government officials; the police or people in official organisations who have the legal power to make people obey laws or rules เจ้าหน้าที่ (ตำรวจ หรือผู้มีอำนาจ)
Thai authorities

he had failed to return and an arrest warrant had been issued by the Thai authorities, she said.

firm - a business or company บริษัท
law firm - a small company that provides lawyers and legal services to people who need them

unusual  - does not happen much 
highly unusual - very unusual
it would be highly unusual for ....

permission - allowing someone to do something การอนุญาต,การอนุมัติ,การยินยอม

granted - given; officially gave ให ้  
granted permission
granted permission to leave Thailand

Greg Pitt, managing partner at Thailand law firm Mackenzie Smith, told Stuff.co.nz that it would be highly unusual for someone accused of murder to be granted permission to leave Thailand.

cash - money in the form of notes or coins เงินสด
a brown paper envelope [filled with cash]

I think perhaps a brown paper envelope [filled with cash] would have been passed in some way, which is not uncommon

get him out of this [situation] - solve the difficult problem he has

He probably had enough cash - and it has to be cash - to get him out of this.

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