On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:13:44 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:03:07 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok wrote:


The three Burmese, said to be "run away's" from a fishing boat crew have
been arrested and have confessed. At the moment they have not been
charged with murder as the body has not been found.

Just curious, does the body have to be found for there to be a murder
charge?

Yes, or some proof of death. In a recent case a doctor dissected his
girlfriend and flushed her down the toilet. The police got enough
tissue from the drains that they could determine that it was human
remains and a DMA test showed that it was related to the girl's
parents. Apparently sufficient proof.

I gather that a confession is not sufficient as I'm sure from the news
reports that the Burmese have told the cops exactly what happened and
have been charged with a crime but the news specifically said, not
murder as the body had not yet been found.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:13:44 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:03:07 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok wrote:


The three Burmese, said to be "run away's" from a fishing boat crew have
been arrested and have confessed. At the moment they have not been
charged with murder as the body has not been found.

Just curious, does the body have to be found for there to be a murder
charge?

Yes, or some proof of death. In a recent case a doctor dissected his
girlfriend and flushed her down the toilet. The police got enough
tissue from the drains that they could determine that it was human
remains and a DMA test showed that it was related to the girl's
parents. Apparently sufficient proof.

I gather that a confession is not sufficient as I'm sure from the news
reports that the Burmese have told the cops exactly what happened and
have been charged with a crime but the news specifically said, not
murder as the body had not yet been found.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

The sharks might make short work of the body in those latitudes, but surely
there should be enough DNA about the boat to justify a conviction?

Dennis

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:21:25 -0000, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:


"Bruce In Bangkok" wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:13:44 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:03:07 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok wrote:


The three Burmese, said to be "run away's" from a fishing boat crew have
been arrested and have confessed. At the moment they have not been
charged with murder as the body has not been found.

Just curious, does the body have to be found for there to be a murder
charge?

Yes, or some proof of death. In a recent case a doctor dissected his
girlfriend and flushed her down the toilet. The police got enough
tissue from the drains that they could determine that it was human
remains and a DMA test showed that it was related to the girl's
parents. Apparently sufficient proof.

I gather that a confession is not sufficient as I'm sure from the news
reports that the Burmese have told the cops exactly what happened and
have been charged with a crime but the news specifically said, not
murder as the body had not yet been found.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

The sharks might make short work of the body in those latitudes, but surely
there should be enough DNA about the boat to justify a conviction?

Dennis


I'm sure that there are sharks about but there was no mention of
sharks eating bodies after the tsunami. But perhaps once they start
they don't stop until they finish the meal. But they do frequently
recover bodies after a boat sinks so who knows.

The news photos showed some blood stains around the aft section and
there was mention about the wife "stepping in blood and realizing he
husband must be dead".

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)