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Agence France-Presse

A Thai garbage collector has been sentenced to death for the grisly rape and murder of a German tourist holidaying on a beach island.
Ronnakorn Romruen was arrested in April, hours after the bloodied body of a 27-year-old German woman was found buried under dried leaves and rocks on the picturesque island of Koh Sichang in the Gulf of Thailand.
A Thai court announced the verdict and sentenced the 24-year-old garbage collector to death on Wednesday.
Ronnakorn was under the influence of methamphetamines when he raped the victim, the court said.
Frenchman charged with rape of British tourist on Thai island
When she attempted to escape, he used a rock to repeatedly batter her head and face.
This “caused severe wounds that led to her death,” the court said in a statement.

Ronnakorn had pleaded guilty to all charges – including rape, murder, concealment of the body and using methamphetamines.
Last year, Thailand carried out its first execution since 2009 by putting a 26-year-old convicted murderer to death by lethal injection.
Human rights groups condemned the “deplorable” decision to resume the practice after almost a decade with no executions.
The country, which has some of the highest incarceration rates, has more than 500 people on death row.
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A popular tourist destination, Thailand is expected to receive upwards of 40 million visitors this year and is generally considered safe for travellers.
But several high-profile incidents have tarnished its reputation in recent years.
In 2014, the battered bodies of two British backpackers were found on the dive resort island of Koh Tao.
The following year two Myanmar migrant workers – who remain behind bars today – were sentenced to death for the murders after a controversial investigation and trial that were criticised by observers.
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Ronnakorn Romruen was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a German tourist in Thailand. Photo: AP

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epa05079750 (FILE) An undated composite file handout picture made available by Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office shows British students Hannah Witheridge (L) and David Miller (R), who were found murdered on the island of Koh Tao in Thailand on 15 September 2014. A court in Thailand on 24 December 2015 found Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo guilty of the murders of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the island resort of Koh Tao, and sentences them both to death. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were arrested in October 2014 and confessed, but later withdrew their statements saying they were forced to admit responsibility for the crime. The victims suffered extensive injuries to the head and neck, and DNA evidence found that Witheridge had been sexually assaulted. EPA/BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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The garbage collector was under the influence of methamphetamines when he raped the victim
When the woman attempted to escape, he used a rock to repeatedly batter her head and face


The garbage collector was under the influence of methamphetamines when he raped the victim.


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Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of German tourist in Thailand

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The garbage collector was under the influence of methamphetamines when he raped the victim

When the woman attempted to escape, he used a rock to repeatedly batter her head and face