Theerasak Longji

Theerasak knew Danudet and the supposed motivation for the attack was jealousy over a girl.^[3] Theerasak had a history of being arrested several times prior to the murder charge. He had been arrested on drug charges, possession of marijuana, and a firearms offense.^[2] He was ultimately convicted of aggravated robbery and aggravated murder and was sentenced to death. His conviction was upheld by the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court.^[3] The other attacker or attackers were never caught.^[4]

On 18 June 2018, Theerasak was executed by lethal injection at Bang Kwang Central Prison.^[5] At 4:00 p.m. that day the ruling had been made that he be executed.^[4] At 5:00 p.m. he was permitted to phone his wife in an hour's long phone call, during which he proclaimed his innocence.^[4] He did not speak to his 8-year-old son.^[4] At 6:00 p.m. the lethal injection process began and he was pronounced dead.^[4] He spent his final moments praying in Arabic.^[4] After his execution, prison officials phoned his mother and told her that she or a family member could collect his body.^[4]

Theerasak was the first person to be executed in Thailand since 2009, and the seventh to be executed by lethal injection since Thailand switched from execution by firing squad in 2003.^[3] He remains the most recent person to be executed in Thailand.

• Capital punishment in Thailand
• Jaturun Siripongs
• List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
• List of people executed by lethal injection