The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear an appeal from a Thai man who was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of robbing and killing his landlord.
Factory worker Phromwaen Rewat on Aug. 8 last year arranged to meet his landlord, surnamed Chang (張), to negotiate the return of money Chang had lent him, court documents state.
Upon arriving at Chang’s house in Nantou City at about 11pm, Rewat saw that Chang was wearing expensive gold jewelry, the documents say.
Photo: Chang Wen-chuan, Taipei Times
After striking Chang with a wooden rod inside the apartment, Rewat tied him to a chair and strangled him to death, taking his jewelry and NT$60,000 in cash from his wallet, the documents state.
The next morning, Chang’s body was discovered by his sister, while Rewat went to work as if nothing had happened, they say, adding that he used the stolen money to pay off debts and gave some of it to his girlfriend and his family before being arrested by police and charged with murder.
The Nantou District Court found Rewat guilty of killing Chang and sentenced him to life in prison — a ruling that was upheld by the Taichung branch of the High Court in September.
The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear Rewat’s appeal means the High Court’s verdict is final.
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