PUBLISHED: Mar. 7, 2024 at 14:07.
TRANG- The Swedish man who severely injured and critically injured a Thai woman at a mall turned down his previous Thai wife’s bail offer and continued to coerce the police in the case.
The local holiday authorities reported on Thursday that Dieter Matthias Straumann’s bail was set at 50, 000 ringgit by the Trang Provincial Court. His ex-wife showed up at the court seeking his temporary release with an asset worth$ 50,000.  ,
The 62-year-old Swiss, however, turned down the help, saying that he did not want to have any contact with either his family or the European embassy in the country. Additionally, he insisted that he continue to be imprisoned.
In order to prevent him from leaving Thailand while he is briefly released pending trial, the officials handling the case have requested emigration police.
The suspect allegedly declined to answer questions from police investigators or sign any documents confirming his guilt. For refusing to cooperate with authorities interrogators, he faces charges of physical abuse that results in severe injuries and rebellion against officials.
On Wednesday, police requested a court order for the man’s second 12-day confinement.
Natchanan Khikkham, 58, was repeatedly punched by Mr. Straumann on Tuesday after being shoved when she told him to be pleasant at a Big C business in the Muang area. The lady had trouble breathing, swollen eyes, and again, and a broken nose.
Kritpong Khikkham, her brother, stated that the community plans to pursue him in any legal proceedings.
Mr. Kritpong claimed that Mr. Straumann punched and pressed his leg on his mother’s chest about 20 days, suggesting that an attempted murder charge should also be taken into account. According to him, his mom had require four to six weeks of care, according to a doctor’s statement.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the interior minister, stated on Thursday that rules in the case may be completely enforced because a Thai resident was the victim of abuse from a customer.
” We do not wish for a person in Thailand because he already used murder and injured another man, and he poses a threat to the society,” said Mr. Anutin. The problem of revoked visas must be taken into account because the person stays because he has one.
His pension card is expected to disappear on November 14 this yr, according to reports.