Colorado man in Thailand charged with murdering Thai wife
Jason Matthew Balzer had pleaded guilty to an assault charge in Colorado and had also been arrested for weapons possession. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:01 PM MDT May 7, 2021
BANGKOK, Thailand Police in Thailand said Friday they have charged a U.S. citizen from the state of Colorado with murdering his pregnant Thai wife.
Jason Matthew Balzer, 32, was interrogated Friday in the northern city of Nan where he had lived with Pitchaporn Kidchob, said police Lt. Col. Somkiat Ruam-ngern. The murder charge carries a maximum penalty of death.
Balzer was arrested Thursday in the northern city of Chiang Mai and confessed to killing his 32-year-old wife, said Maj. Gen. Weerachon Boontawee, chief of Provincial Police Region 5′s Detective Department. It was unclear if Balzer had a lawyer representing him. Balzer’s last known residence in the U.S. was in Longmont, Colorado.
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Updated: 7 May 2021, 19:37
AN AMERICAN fugitive has been arrested in Thailand today after being accused of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body.
Jason Matthew Balzer, a 32-year-old Colorado native, allegedly confessed to killing 32-year-old Pitchaporn Kidchob after she refused to have sex with him.
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32-year-old Jason Balzer of Colorado has been arrested and charged with the murder of his pregnant wifeCredit: ViralPress
Thai police Lt. Col. Somkiat Ruam-ngern said Balzer has been charged with murder. If convicted of the crime, Balzer could face the death penalty.
Maj. Gen. Weerachon Boontawee, chief of Provincial Police Region 5’s Detective Department, said that Kidchob gave Balzer “hope.”
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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 receive
American fugitive arrested after allegedly murdering four-months pregnant wife in Thailand Duration: 03:17 An American fugitive was arrested last night after allegedly murdering his four-months pregnant wife and stuffing her body in a wheelie bin because she complained about him buying a new motorbike. Jason Matthew Balzer, 30, is said to have argued with Pitchaporn Kidchob, 32, before repeatedly stabbing her on May 2 and fleeing their home in Nan province, northern Thailand. Pitchaporn s worried mother Anong Tanya, 52, visited their home the next day and was horrified to find blood splattered across the bedroom. She allegedly confronted Jason who quickly left and rode away on a motorcycle. Police began searching for the couple and Pitchaporn s body was found yesterday evening (May 6) stuffed in a green wheelie bin that had been pushed into a ditch. She had several stab wounds across her torso. Balzer - who only arrived in Thailand in 2019 after allegedly jumping bail on assault
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