A Colorado man has been charged in Thailand with killing his pregnant wife, authorities said Friday.
Jason Matthew Balzer, 32, allegedly confessed to the slaying of 32-year-old wife, Pitchaporn Kidchob, during an interrogation on Thursday, said Maj. Gen. Weerachon Boontawee, chief of Provincial Police Region 5′s Detective Department.
Balzer said Pitchaporn tried to kick him out of the home he purchased for her in Nan, her home province, before he stabbed her with a knife, Weerachon said. Authorities said the couple had gotten into an argument moments before the stabbing. In this Thursday, May 6, 2021, photo released by the Thai Provincial Police Region 5, police arrest and interrogate American citizen Jason Matthew Balzer, center, in Chiang Mai province northern Thailand. (Thai Provincial Police Region 5 via AP)
Man accused of killing Thai wife prosecuted for abuse in US
Poll
Yes
BANGKOK – A U.S. citizen charged with killing his pregnant Thai wife in Thailand was accused of attempting to kill what appears to be the same woman while living in Colorado in 2019.
Jason Matthew Balzer, 32, was arrested Thursday in the northern city of Chiang Mai and confessed to killing Pitchaporn Kidchob, 32, Maj. Gen. Weerachon Boontawee, chief of Provincial Police Region 5’s Detective Department, said Friday. It is not clear whether he had a lawyer representing him.
The name of the woman Balzer was accused of attempting to kill while living in Longmont, Colorado, was redacted from court records. However, a spokesperson for the 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Shannon Carbone, said the victim in the domestic violence case and the woman killed in Thailand have the same name and appear to be the same person based on photographs of her in the media. The office has not received any official in
US fugitive, 32, is arrested in Thailand after stabbing his pregnant wife to death and dumping her body in the trash because she complained about him buying a motorbike
Jason Balzer, 32, argued with Pitchaporn Kidchob, 32, about purchase of new bike before allegedly stabbing her repeatedly at their home in Nan on Sunday
Balzer is said to have fled the following day and was arrested on Thursday 100 miles away in the northern city of Chiang Mai where he was staying with friends
Police detained him hours after discovering Pitchaporn s body stuffed inside a bin which had been pushed into a ditch. She had wounds on torso, reports said
Thai police hunt American man suspected of murdering four-month pregnant wife Duration: 04:36 Thai police were today (May 6) hunting an American fugitive suspected of murdering his four-month pregnant wife. Jason Matthew Balzer, 30, had been living with his wife Pitchaporn Kidchob, 32, in Nan province, northern Thailand, but allegedly fled earlier this week after her mysterious disappearance. Pitchaporn’s mother Anong Tanya, 52, said she went to visit the couple as she was worried for her daughter who had not been answering her calls since May 2 afternoon. When Anong arrived on May 3, Jason left the house riding his motorbike and carrying a bag. She was shocked when she entered the property and found bloodstains on a bed, washing machine and around the house. Police are now searching for Balzer – who only arrived in Thailand after allegedly jumping bail on assault charges in Longmont, Colorado, in 2019. Pitchaporn’s mother said that her son-in-law was known to have a bad te
Thai cops are hunting an American fugitive who is suspected of murdering his pregnant wife and going on the run.
Jason Matthew Balzer, 30, allegedly fled the home he shared with his wife Pitchaporn Kidchob, 32, in Nan province, northern Thailand, earlier this week after her disappearance.
Cops have launched a manhunt after he was seen fleeing on a scooter and have since found some of his clothes and a blood-stained mattress from his house. Pitchaporn, who is four months pregnant, is still missing.
Balzer only arrived in Thailand after allegedly jumping bail on assault charges in Longmont, Colorado, in 2019. The pair met in Phuket and dated for a year before marrying.