Pirates in prison for the murder

Two Burmese fishermen and 17-year-old boy were arrested for the murder of sailor from East Sussex coast of Thailand.
Malcolm Robertson, 64, of Hastings, it was sticks and thrown overboard off the coast of the Andaman after pirates attacked his ship, Mr. Bean, in March.
His wife Linda was left fearing for their lives when they kept her tied up for about 10 hours before they left the yacht.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the killers were convicted in Thailand on Thursday.

A man who pleaded guilty, were each sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in Satun Provincial Court.

The boy, who was convicted of murder, was imprisoned until he reaches the age of 24 years.

Body found

Thai fishermen found the body of Mr. Robertson’s 10 nautical miles north of Satun’s Lipeh island a week after the attack.

His killers were named in the report from Thailand Eksian Warapon, 19, 18-year-old known as AOW, and 17-year-old, known as Ko.

The reports indicated that they were stuck on the island after jumping from the ship fishing in Thailand.

They had a map of Thailand
The couple had been sailing 45 miles west of Satun

After finding the island had little food and water, they killed Mr. Robertson, when they sat down to his 44ft yacht anchor, named after a chain of cafe he had escaped.

They ate the food supplies and left a pair of boat but were later arrested on a raft in a half-mile from the vessel pair.

Mrs Robertson escaped with minor injuries, but details of her testing for 10 hours testimony in Satun, describing how the attackers tied her hands and feet, and she heard her husband say to them: “Get Off My Boat.

Mr. Robertson was a semi-retired and was admitted to the functioning of the chain coffee shop in East Sussex, to his children.

He performed throughout the life dream of spending the winter months warm Skirting the edges with his wife.

Couple, both skilled craftsmen yacht, which sailed around the world, has been married for 25 years and had four children and seven grandchildren.

More than 150 mourners gathered for his funeral service at St John the Evangelist Church, near his home in St. Leonards-on-Sea, where it was said, he “pursued his dream of” World of adventures.