Charges dropped against Red Bull heir over cop’s death


Still at large: While police still do not know his location and no reason was given as to why, charges have been dropped against Vorayuth over a car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer. — AP

CHARGES against the heir to the Red Bull billions, accused of killing a Thai police officer when he crashed his Ferrari in a 2012 hit-and-run, have been dropped, officials said, without explanation.

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya fled to Singapore on his private jet in 2017, days before an arrest warrant was issued over the incident, stirring outrage among the Thai public over the culture of impunity enjoyed by the kingdom’s rich.

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