
Published on July 26, 2007
1999: Wisut and Phassaporn separate. The couple later engage in a violent argument fuelled by jealousy.
February 20, 2001: The estranged couple meet at Oishi restaurant in Siam Discovery Centre, Bangkok. Phassaporn was not seen alive after that meeting.
March 24, 2001: Wisut surrenders to police to face charges of premeditated murder.
March 26, 2001: Police discover body tissue in a septic tank at the Central Sofitel Hotel. The remains were later shown to match Phassaporn's DNA.
May 9, 2001: Public prosecutors drop charges against Wisut and he is released.
June 5, 2001: Phassaporn's father Chot Wattanachet files a lawsuit against Wisut, accusing him of premeditated murder, destroying his daughter's body, kidnapping, coercion and using falsified documents.
September 23, 2002: The Attorney-General's Office announces its decision to accept the lawsuit.
October 28, 2002: Southern Bangkok Criminal Court brings charges against Wisut.
November 10, 2003: The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court sentences Wisut to death.
July 4, 2005: The Appeals Court upholds the lower court's ruling.
Yesterday: The Supreme Court upholds the verdicts by the lower courts.
THE NATION