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Published on July 17, 2007

He was found guilty of the 2001 killing of his estranged wife, dismembering her and flushing her body parts down a toilet.

The Court of Appeal in July 2005 upheld a Criminal Court conviction and sentence of the Chulalongkorn Hospital doctor. His wife was obstetrician Phassaporn.

The decision was delivered to the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court yesterday. It will remain sealed until next Wednesday when Wisut will be brought from Bang Kwang Central Prison to hear it read at 9am.

Weerasak Chotewanich represents the victim's father Chote Wattanachet. He was confident Wisut's appeal would fail.

The case attracted huge public attention not only because of Wisut's high professional profile, but because state prosecutors originally dropped charges because Phassaporn's body was never found.

Chote Wattanachet pursued Wisut in a civil action. Public prosecutors eventually took it up again and secured a conviction.

Weerasak argued the lack of a body in the case was outweighed by the discovery of human flesh in a sewer near a Chulalongkorn University dormitory where Wisut lived.

"The time we've been waiting for has come," he said.

If the Supreme Court upholds the conviction and sentence Wisut may petition His Majesty the King to commute the sentence.

Wisut maintains his innocence.

Kesinee Tangkhiew

The Nation