Kritsana Chumkokkraud, apparently unaware that
the Hawaiian tourist she stabbed 8 years ago had died, was found working on
a construction site near Central Road Soi 8.
Boonlua Chatree
Eight years after escaping prosecution for allegedly stabbing an
American tourist to death, a former Beach Road prostitute has been
re-arrested for his death in Pattaya.
Kritsana Chumkokkraud, now 42, was picked up by Pattaya Tourist Police at a
construction site near Central Road Soi 8 where she’d been working for some
time, apparently unaware or unconcerned an arrest warrant from Feb. 17, 2006
was still pending.
The Surat Thani native is wanted for the stabbing death of Tony Lindsey of
Hawaii - a crime for which she actually was taken into custody for eight
years ago and, for unexplained reasons, was never prosecuted for.
The Pattaya Mail reported in its Feb. 24, 2006 issue that Lindsey was beaten
and stabbed around 2:30 a.m. Feb. 11, 2006 by a prostitute and her pimp at
the entrance to Soi 7, only 50 meters from the police station.
Lindsey was taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital where he underwent surgery
for stab wounds to the lower abdomen, right rib cage and right wrist.
However, he succumbed to his injuries.
Witnesses told police that they saw two suspects, a Thai man and a Thai
woman, approach Lindsey on a pink Yamaha Mio motorcycle and begin talking to
him. Lindsey subsequently ran across the road to the entrance of Soi 7,
where the Thai man allegedly caught up with him and began kicking and
punching him, knocking him to the ground. The woman then allegedly walked
over and stabbed him before the pair made their getaway.
Four days later, Kritsana was “remanded into custody” and a mugshot taken.
No local media heard of the case after that.
However, something went terribly wrong, as Kritsana apparently was released
and, two days later on Feb. 17, the arrest warrant issued. By that time, she
was long gone.
The Thai man now is believed to be her former husband, Supoj Boonnoi, who
remains at large. Media reports suggested they separated the year of the
murder. Other reports stated Kritsana was unaware Lindsey had died that
night and was unafraid to return to Pattaya.
