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17/01/2006
Funeral held for Katherine Horton
A family funeral service has been held today for Katherine Horton, the backpacking student who was murdered in Thailand on New Year's Day.
Around 200 mourners attended the service at St Isan's Church in Llanishen, including Miss Horton's parents and her two brothers. Following the service the coffin was taken to Thornhill Crematorium. People had gathered along the route to pay their respects as the cortege passed.
A jet skier discovered Miss Horton's body in the sea off Koh Samui on January 2. The 21-year-old student had last been seen walking along the beach, as she left a part of friends to use her mobile phone to call her mother.
Two Thai fishermen are awaiting sentence on Wednesday for the rape and murder of Miss Horton.
Bualoi Posit, 23 and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges against them at the court in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. The case was adjourned until Wednesday, when the men will face sentencing. Under Thai law the maximum sentence for the charges is the death penalty.
Amid fears that the case has damaged the country's image, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for the death penalty to be applied.
However, media reports that the family did not support the death penalty were subsequently denied.
(SP/GB)
Around 200 mourners attended the service at St Isan's Church in Llanishen, including Miss Horton's parents and her two brothers. Following the service the coffin was taken to Thornhill Crematorium. People had gathered along the route to pay their respects as the cortege passed.
A jet skier discovered Miss Horton's body in the sea off Koh Samui on January 2. The 21-year-old student had last been seen walking along the beach, as she left a part of friends to use her mobile phone to call her mother.
Two Thai fishermen are awaiting sentence on Wednesday for the rape and murder of Miss Horton.
Bualoi Posit, 23 and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges against them at the court in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. The case was adjourned until Wednesday, when the men will face sentencing. Under Thai law the maximum sentence for the charges is the death penalty.
Amid fears that the case has damaged the country's image, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has called for the death penalty to be applied.
However, media reports that the family did not support the death penalty were subsequently denied.
(SP/GB)
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13 January 2006
Pair face sentencing for Thailand murder
Two Thai fishermen are awaiting sentence for the rape and murder of British tourist Katherine Horton. Bualoi Posit, 23 and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges against them at the court in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. The case has now been adjourned until Wednesday, when the men will face sentencing.
Pair face sentencing for Thailand murder
Two Thai fishermen are awaiting sentence for the rape and murder of British tourist Katherine Horton. Bualoi Posit, 23 and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, pleaded guilty to the charges against them at the court in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. The case has now been adjourned until Wednesday, when the men will face sentencing.
12 January 2006
Trial begins in Thai murder case
The trial of two fishermen accused of the rape and murder of British student Katherine Horton has begun in Thailand. The trial of Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, had been brought forward due to pressure from Thailand's government over the case.
Trial begins in Thai murder case
The trial of two fishermen accused of the rape and murder of British student Katherine Horton has begun in Thailand. The trial of Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, had been brought forward due to pressure from Thailand's government over the case.
06 January 2006
DNA tests conducted in Thai murder inquiry
Police in Thailand have been collecting DNA samples from a number of men as the search for the killer of British student Katherine Horton. The body of Miss Horton, 21, from Cardiff, was found off the island of Koh Samui on Monday. An autopsy revealed that she had been beaten before being dragged into the sea.
DNA tests conducted in Thai murder inquiry
Police in Thailand have been collecting DNA samples from a number of men as the search for the killer of British student Katherine Horton. The body of Miss Horton, 21, from Cardiff, was found off the island of Koh Samui on Monday. An autopsy revealed that she had been beaten before being dragged into the sea.
05 January 2006
Thailand murder - father makes appeal
The father of murdered Cardiff student Katherine Horton has made an appeal for information as he visited the murder scene in Thailand. Miss Horton's father, Ian, and older brother, Christopher, visited the beach on the island of Koh Samui where her body was discovered on Monday morning.
Thailand murder - father makes appeal
The father of murdered Cardiff student Katherine Horton has made an appeal for information as he visited the murder scene in Thailand. Miss Horton's father, Ian, and older brother, Christopher, visited the beach on the island of Koh Samui where her body was discovered on Monday morning.
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