UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Thai delegate killed at Glasgow conference

A security guard was charged Wednesday with killing a Thai pharmaceutical executive who came to Glasgow, Scotland, for a conference on HIV/AIDS.
|
 
Published: Nov. 15, 2012 at 12:44 AM

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A security guard was charged Wednesday with killing a Thai pharmaceutical executive who came to Glasgow, Scotland, for a conference on HIV/AIDS.

Clive Carter, 34, of Motherwell appeared at a closed hearing in Glasgow Sheriff's Court, The Herald of Glasgow reported. His attorney said Carter did not enter a plea and was ordered jailed pending another hearing next week.

The beaten body of Khanokporn Satjawat, 42, was found Monday in a ladies room at the Clyde Auditorium. She was a manager for Bristol-Myers Squibb in Bangkok and was a delegate to the conference on HIV treatment.

The conference, which began Sunday and concludes Thursday, was moved to other space within the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center.

Carter was employed by the worldwide security company G4S.

© 2012 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional World News Stories
1 of 18
Iranians celebrate the qualification of  their soccer team  for 2014 World Cup
View Caption
Iranian women flash the victory sign during a street celebration in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2013. The Iranian national soccer team defeated South Korea in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Ulsan, South Korea. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian .
fark
The suspect was described as being between 5ft 5in and 5ft 9in, wearing pants. If you think you...
Virginia woman gets into cab, confronts terror, barely manages to survive by calling 911. "Oh, he...
When playing hide and seek from the cops, it turns out an ottoman with a glass of chocolate milk...
A brazilian Brazilians wax angry at their government. Government said to be in a hairy situation....
It's summertime, so please remember your dog is at risk of dying of heat stroke if you leave it...
Google files First Amendment suit against NSA for the right to disclose information about NSA spy...