Sean Tinsley, the dodgy visa agent convicted of assaulting the Head of English at an International School in Pattaya on Thailand’s eastern seaboard, has been busy packing his belongings while on bail appealing to the Supreme Court.
Tinsley was found guilty at the Appeal Court of assault, jailed for six years and ordered to pay 6.2 million baht – £114,000. He had earlier been acquitted of attempted murder.
The victim Adam Pickles, 43, head of English at the International School of the Regents, was in a coma for years after the attack in 2012.
Today,. says his mother Adele, he can still only sometimes moves his fingers and toes and open his eyes and continues to receive round the clock care.
Tinsley’s dodgy visa deals were exposed on this site. It is believed he attacked Pickles after Pickles scraped his Tinsley’s car while parking.
Originally from Wolverhampton, Tinsley has had his motor-cycle, car and home up for sale in Pattaya. This is at a time when the market is very depressed.
Can it be that he is raising cash to pay that fine? Not likely. That is not due until the Supreme Court rules – and that could be a while.
No that sounds like he does not believe he is innocent or at least he does not believe the Supreme Court will find in his favour.
So expect a runner on this one.
The Pattaya Court is understood to have set bail at over 1 million baht which is a tidy sum which the court gets to keep if he runs.
In the Appeal Court judgment the family gets compensation.
The court has already had to issue warrants of arrest for Brian Goudie and Drew Noyes, who historically, are well known runners, and of course well known to readers of this site.
But then of course Pattaya is mafia central and Tinsley has a long history co-operating with the authorities especially at the Immigration Department and has avoided serious penalties in the past.
The Adam Pickles Fundraising page on Facebook seems to be keeping up to date with Tinsley’s activities. Lawyers for the family have asked for the attempted murder charge to be re-instated.
Bail should NEVER be granted or even considered for anyone convicted and sentenced for serious crimes, especially foreigners, as it is an invitation to flight (runner), but as referenced herein, “its all about the money”, all justice cast aside.
He lives next door to me in the UK and has reappeared today. Any updates would be gratefully received as the thought of him being so close to my family is a slight concern. My family and his family have lived next door to each other for over 25 years. He’s always been dodgy and had to leave the UK sharpish a long time ago and left for Thailand