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1999: Wisut and Phassaporn separate. The couple later engage in a violent argument fuelled by jealousy.

February 20, 2001: The estranged couple meet at Oishi restaurant in Siam Discovery Centre, Bangkok. Phassaporn was not seen alive after that meeting.

March 24, 2001: Wisut surrenders to police to face charges of premeditated murder.

March 26, 2001: Police discover body tissue in a septic tank at the Central Sofitel Hotel. The remains were later shown to match Phassaporn's DNA.

May 9, 2001: Public prosecutors drop charges against Wisut and he is released.

June 5, 2001: Phassaporn's father Chot Wattanachet files a lawsuit against Wisut, accusing him of premeditated murder, destroying his daughter's body, kidnapping, coercion and using falsified documents.

September 23, 2002: The Attorney-General's Office announces its decision to accept the lawsuit.

October 28, 2002: Southern Bangkok Criminal Court brings charges against Wisut.

November 10, 2003: The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court sentences Wisut to death.

July 4, 2005: The Appeals Court upholds the lower court's ruling.

Yesterday: The Supreme Court upholds the verdicts by the lower courts.

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