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bkkz
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I wonder how this would affect the ranking now!
Victim's sister, wife, lash out at 'killer' taxi driver
The sister of an American man fatally wounded in Bangkok after a dispute with a taxi driver last weekend fears the victim's Thai family will face financial ruin as a result of his death.
Troy Lee Pilkington died after being attacked with a long knife about 8.30pm on July 6. Taxi driver Cherdchai Utamacha, 32, has confessed to the attack and been charged with murder, police said.
The 51-year-old American had been living in Thailand for four years and was married to a Thai woman for three.
His sister, Tracy Pilkington-Shaffer, told the Bangkok Post Sunday she fears her brother's Thai family will now be unable to cope financially without him.
Pilkington's wife and her son, as well as her two sisters and the three children of one sister, all lived together in a Bangkok home paid for by the Thailand arm of US machinery company Caterpillar Inc, where the victim worked.
He also sent money every month to his wife's parents, and paid their medical bills, Ms Pilkington-Shaffer said.
"My brother had been supporting all of them," she said.
"He paid for his wife's son and the three children of his wife's sister to goto private schools.
"One of them graduated and he was paying for her to go to nursing school.
Now their whole world will change.
"They can stay in the house for a little bit longer, but then what?
"This taxi driver... not only killed my brother, but he also totally destroyed a Thai family."
Kanthima Pilkington, 38, the victim's wife, told local media last week she was still in shock by what had happened to her husband.
"My husband was a family man. He didn't drink, he was a lively and cheerful person. The only thing that he hates is people who cheat," she said.
She said Pilkington used to visit Bangkok regularly on vacation, but eventually asked his company for a transfer so they could live here permanently together.
The couple lived in a rented home on Sukhumvit Soi 85.
The day he was murdered, Pilkington told his wife he wanted to go to Central Bangna to get a haircut and a massage.
Soon after, Mrs Kanthima received a call informing her that her husband had been killed in the street in a brutal knife attack.
The taxi driver, Mr Cherdchai, told police that Pilkington became enraged when the cab hit traffic, and accused him of rigging the taxi's meter. The victim then began shouting at him before getting out of the cab without paying the 51-baht fare and throwing a cup of coffee at him, Mr Cherdchai told investigators.
But Mrs Kanthima refuses to believe that the attack was triggered by her husband's refusal to pay a taxi fare.
She was quoted in Manager Online last week as saying she did not believe her husband would walk away without paying, since he was a generous and friendly man.
"My husband had some money with him. He might have been ripped off by the taxi driver and wanted to get out from the taxi and take the skytrain instead," she said.
Mrs Kanthima said she felt upset and angry at the taxi driver. She is now scared to take a taxi anywhere in Bangkok since she fears what happened to her husband might happen again.
Mrs Pilkington-Shaffer also said she finds it difficult to believe the story Mr Cherdchai told police.
She insists her brother - who was known as "Chip" to his friends and family - would not have behaved in that manner.
Speaking by telephone from the US, Ms Pilkington-Shaffer said she understood neither she nor anyone else could say what really happened in the taxi.
"We don't know what happened,"
she explains. "But Chip doesn't drink coffee at night, ever. He doesn't drink cold coffee or iced coffee. He'll have a coffee early in the morning on his way to work, and that is all."
Her brother was not the sort to try and evade paying someone who was providing him with a service, she says, but would have spoken up if he felt the driver was trying to cheat him.
"We weren't there, but I can tell you Chip would have paid what was due and he also would have known if the price was wrong," she said.
"If someone was trying to overcharge him, he would say something.
"But he knows what it is like in Bangkok and he knows the taxi drivers don't make a lot of money, and he would never have expected a ride for free or thrown anything at anybody."
Ms Pilkington-Shaffer also noted police statements have referred to bloodstains found on Mr Cherdchai's shirt, but there has been no mention of coffee stains on the driver's clothing.
Police say Pilkington got into Mr Cherdchai's taxi outside the Central Bangna department store and had been making his way home to Sukhumvit Soi 85.
Somewhere along the way, a dispute between the two men ensued, and turned into a fight that spilled out onto the road near Sukhumvit Soi 68.
Full story: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/359730/aftermath-of-expat-killing
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:20 pm on July 13, 2013
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dirty guru
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Like I try telling newbies who listen to Jew spooks to be thrifty...
Things can turn quick in Asia..just pay the f***ing money...
This guy died over two bucks..
Don't be the goose who does over 50 cents
http://bkkx.com/cgi-bin/pattaya/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=357&start=10
Cruise be cool and pay the monkey f***ers so no shit goes down.
Ps that's why I have a stun gun 24/7...I zap the c***s on a heart beat.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 6:05 am on July 14, 2013
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DrLove
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1) Central Bangna - Sukh. 68 would likely to be 51 baht (especially if there is traffic coming from the BangNa Trad highway).
2) Like most Thais they seem to be more concerned about their livelihood in the future than the death of a 'loved' one. I think his sister his afraid the family will continue to knock on her door.
3) Although his death is tragic, the video seems that he ran into his own death. If it was me and I saw a guy with a Samurai Sword I would do only one thing.. do run as fast as I can instead of attacking my assailant again.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:22 am on July 15, 2013
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Meatywsg
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How do we know the taxi meter said 51 Baht ? Thats the story from the taxi guy.
The whole story is from the taxi guy, its a one-sided story, the other side cannot be told.
You would not get a samurai execution for 51 baht, thats not the real reason.
There is more to this than we will ever know.
And there is no reason the family should suffer, surely he had life insurance ?
Who has kids/family without life insurance these days ?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 1:01 am on July 16, 2013
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DrLove
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You would not get a samurai execution for 51 baht, thats not the real reason.
According to the taxi driver he threw a coffee cup at him.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 10:41 am on July 16, 2013
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dirty guru
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I would guess it got very heated and the mistake was ""it's Asia"
Throw a cup of Coffee on a taxi guy in Australia or most civilised countries you get beaten at worse....
Perhaps America its more risky..
Middle East....bad idea
So this expat ( like so many ) thinks he is one of the clan knows the turf and ropes?
I wonder what his last thoughts were. Oops?
The bottom line is "" One never knows when the Psycho is about"
But if your stuck in heavy Bangkok Traffic take a breath and remember this story before you do anything
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:37 pm on July 16, 2013
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Meatywsg
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Quote: from bkkz on 10:20 am on July 14, 2013
.......she explains. "But Chip doesn't drink coffee at night, ever. He doesn't drink cold coffee or iced coffee. He'll have a coffee early in the morning on his way to work, and that is all."......
....Ms Pilkington-Shaffer also noted police statements have referred to bloodstains found on Mr Cherdchai's shirt, but there has been no mention of coffee stains on the driver's clothing....
Like I said, the 'facts' are from only 1 side, the only people who will ever know are the taxi guy and 'Chip'.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:08 pm on July 16, 2013
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Meatywsg
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Possible scenario....
The taxi meter says 123 baht, 'Chip' see's this and argues it should only be 51 Baht, the usual it costs him for this journey that he does at least once a week, the taxi argues back, 'Chip' hands over 51 baht arguing he's not stupid and not being ripped off (probably adding in a few expletives that would best not have been added) and exits the taxi.
Taxi driver does not accept this and chases after him with a machete.
We'll never know.
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 8:14 pm on July 16, 2013
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PussyLover 69
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Report from Bangkok Post dated 5 October 2013 :
Women cabbies get vote of confidence Commuter safety concerns spark proposal for 'lady taxis' in capital
Heightened public concerns about the safety of women in the capital have spurred the Land Transport Department into setting up the basis for the city's newest transport project - "lady taxis".
Read more at :-
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/373087/women-cabbies-get-vote-of-confidence
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 11:42 pm on Oct. 4, 2013
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