Sue Jones, center, mother of killed British
backpacker Kristy Jones, poses with a reward poster with Col. Songsak
Raksaksakul, left, of the Thai Department of Special Investigation, and
Andrew John, an investigator of the Dyfed-Powys Police Authority, during
a news conference in Chiang Mai, Aug. 9. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)
Bangkok (AP) - The mother of a British
backpacker who was killed 12 years ago in Thailand has made an appeal
for fresh leads that could help capture her daughter’s killer.
Sue Jones traveled to Thailand this week to mark
the anniversary of the death of her 23-year-old daughter, Kirsty
Jones, who was raped and strangled at a guesthouse in the northern
city of Chiang Mai.
She told the media Friday that she will give a
10,000 pound (nearly half a million baht) reward for information
leading to an arrest.
The case created a media frenzy back in 2000.
Thai police under pressure to solve the case accused the British
guesthouse owner of killing Jones. The man was acquitted due to lack
of evidence, causing some to accuse authorities of framing him.
