Flying Sporran

Andrew Drummond covered the arrest of John Mark Karr for a number of newspapers including The Times, Sydney Morning Herald, and New York Post.This is how the New York Post ran with the storyJonbenet creep flies high until doors slam in US jail*Jonbenet pervert ‘I loved her – Then killer her by mistake’JONBENET PERVERT: ‘I […]

DNA test for teacher who says he killed JonBenetCatherine Elsworth and Andrew Drummond BangkokAugust 20, 2006THE suspect in the killing of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is expected to be extradited to America today despite growing speculation over his confession to Thai authorities and the likelihood that only DNA testing will prove whether he committed […]

 John Denver karaoke sparks Thai killing spree – Sunday TelegraphFrom Andrew Drummond,BangkokA gunman in Thailand who shot-dead eight neighbours, including his brother-in-law, said yesterday he had had enough of the noise and their awful karaoke singing.Weenus Chumkamnerd, 52, put his gun to the head of a respected female doctor and seven of her guests as […]

The Mail on Sunday June 11, 2006Film-makers accused of outrageous exploitation as they recreate scenes of carnageTsunami orphans forced to relive tragedy as BBC lines road with fake corpses for new mini-seriesBy Andrew DrummondIN KHAO UK, THAILANDand Jo KnowsleyIN LONDONFAMILIES who lost loved ones in the Indian Ocean tsunami have accused the BBC of sick […]

Katherine Horton was killed after taking a stroll on a beach in ThailandBy Andrew Drummond and Sophie KirkhamA BRITISH student was murdered after she went for a stroll along a tropical beach in Thailand to make a mobile phone callKatherine Horton, 21, a psychology student from Cardiff, was travelling with a friend from Reading University […]

From The TimesAugust 2, 2006Thai bride admits feeding ex-husband to the tigersBy Andrew Drummond in Petchaburi, Thailand and Simon de Bruxelles in London SOME think it was premonition that led Toby Charnaud to write a short story about an English expatriate’s death at the hands of his Thai girlfriend. But even if the wealthy Wiltshire farmer […]

From The TimesMay 25, 2006Aristocrats’ black sheep jailed for Thai murderBy Hellen Nugent in London and Andrew Drummond in PhuketTHE parents of a British teacher murdered in Thailand by her boyfriend said yesterday that their daughter’s life had been cut short by a pathological liar who charmed his way into her affections.Paul Chetwynd-Talbot with Debra […]

Daily Telegraph July 3rd 2005She was executed. Bang, bang, bangBy Andrew Drummond in KanchanaburiThe father of Vanessa Arscott, a British backpacker who was allegedly ‘executed’ last year after seeing her boyfriend killed by a Thai policeman, made an impassioned plea for justice at a murder trial yesterday.Graham Arscott, 57, told judges in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, that […]

From The TimesMay 27, 2005Thai policeman given life over backpacker killingsFrom Andrew Drummond in KanchanaburiA THAI police sergeant who shot dead a British backpacking couple ‘like rabid dogs’ near the bridge over the River Kwai was jailed for life yesterday.Somchai Wisetsingh was initially jailed for 33 years and four months for the murder of Adam […]

From The Times January 15, 2005Thais feared testifying in tourist murder trialFrom Andrew Drummond in Kanchanaburi WITNESSES in the trial of a policeman accused of murdering two British backpackers said yesterday that they had been afraid of giving evidence. The court in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, heard how Vanessa Arscott, 24, was run down in the street […]