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Murder suspect Supat Laohawattana, who is accused of killing up to four people, was denied bail by Phetchaburi Provincial Court yesterday.

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Tha Mai Ruak police officers yesterday bring murder suspect Pol Col Supat Laohawattana to Phetchaburi Provincial Court to remand him in custody. TAWATCHAI KEMGUMNERD

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Murder suspect Supat Laohawattana, who is accused of killing up to four people, was denied bail by Phetchaburi Provincial Court yesterday.

According to the court's reading, Pol Col Supat was not granted bail as he is a senior police officer who could flee and threaten witnesses.

Pol Col Supat is accused of murdering couple Samart Noomjui and Orasa Kerdsap, who had been missing since 2009.

One of Pol Col Supat's former employees has also accused him of killing two Myanmar workers at his 40-rai pineapple orchard in Phetchaburi's Tha Yang district.

Three skeletons dug up by police at Pol Col Supat's orchard are being examined at Central Institute of Forensic Science Thailand.

Two of the skeletons were identified as males, said Pol Lt Gen Jaramporn Suramanee, assistant commissioner general of the Thai Royal Police, adding that the gender of the third skeleton would be confirmed within the next couple of days. He said two of the skeletons showed signs of having been shot, and added that DNA tests are being conducted to help identify them.

However, Pol Col Supat's solicitor Polthep Suwanwichian said his client, a Police General Hospital doctor, had been framed. He said Pol Col Supat and his brother had been in a legal dispute over who would look after their 89-year-old mother, Thanim Laohawattana.

Mr Polthep said Mrs Thanim has assets worth about 5 billion baht.

She has been seriously ill and bed-ridden for about 10 years, he said.

Pol Col Supat said briefly before he was sent to Phetchaburi Central Prison that he had denied the murder charges laid against him.

He also denied an allegation by a family member that he had drugged his mother into an incapacitated state, so he could take over the management of her assets.

No one wants their mother to suffer with any illness, he said.

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murder – the crime of intentionally killing a person ฆาตกรรม
remand – to send somebody away from a court to wait for their trial which will take place at a later date ส่งกลับไปคุมขังระหว่างรอการพิจารณาคดี
custody – the state of being in prison or under police control, especially while waiting for trial  การกักขัง, การคุมขัง
bail – money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps the money  เงินประกัน; การประกันตัว
turn down bail – (of a court) to deny bail; to not to allow someone to go free on bail ไม่ให้ประกันตัว
accused – to be said to have done something wrong or committed a crime ถูกกล่าวหา
grant – to officially give something  ให้
senior – with a high rank or position อาวุโส
flee – to leave a place or person quickly because you are afraid of possible danger หนี อพยพ
threaten – to say you might or will do something bad or harmful, especially in order to make someone do something ขู่
witness – a person who sees something happen or knows about something  ผู้ที่เห็นเหตุการณ์, พยาน
couple – (1) two people who are married or are involved in a romantic relationship (2) two คู่แต่งงานกัน, คุ่รัก, สอง
employee – someone who is paid regularly to work for a person or an organisation ลูกจ้าง
orchard – an area of land where fruit trees are grown สวนหรือแปลงผลไม้
skeleton – the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal โครงกระดูก
forensic – relating to the use of scientific methods to solve  crimes or to find out why something happened เกี่ยวกับนิติวิทยาศาสตร์
identify – to recognise something and understand what it is ชี้ ระบตัวุ
male – being a man or a boy ผู้ชาย
commissioner – the head of a particular police force in some countries หัวหน้ากรม
gender – the fact of being either male or female เพศ
sign – a piece of evidence that something is happening or that something exists  ร่องรอย
conduct – to do something in an organised way; to carry out  ลงมือทำ, ดำเนิน, ปฏิบัติ
solicitor –  a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law  ทนาย
client – a customer or someone who receives services of a lawyer ลูกความ
frame – to make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not, for example by lying to the police or by producing false evidence ใส่ร้ายปรักปรำผู้บริสุทธิ์
legal – relating to the law or lawyers เกี่ยวกับกฎหมาย
dispute – a serious disagreement การโต้เถียง, ความขัดแย้ง
assets – things owned by a person, company etc., particularly money and property ทรัพย์สิน
bed-ridden – ill and unable to leave your bed ป่วยอยู่บนเตียง
briefly – for a short time ชั่วครู่, สั้นๆ, ในเวลาสั้นๆ
deny – to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of doing ปฏิเสธ
charge – an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime ข้อหา
allegation – an accusation; a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved ข้อกล่าวหา
drug – to give a person or an animal a drug, especially to make them unconscious, or to affect their performance in a race or competition ให้ยา, วางยา
incapacitate – to make somebody/something unable to live or work normally ทำให้ไม่สามารถกระทำ
state – condition สภาพ
suffer – to experience something very unpleasant or painful ประสบ

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