Thailand convicts ex-prosecutors in fugitive Red Bull heir hit-and-run case


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  • Tuesday, 22 Apr 2025

FILE PHOTO: Policemen examine a damaged Ferrari at the home of the late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya in Bangkok September 3, 2012.The grandson of the owner of Red Bull - the famous energy drink from Thailand - was arrested for the hit and run death of a police officer in Bangkok. Picture taken September 3, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A court in Thailand on Tuesday convicted two former prosecutors for misconduct in connection with a high-profile hit-and-run case involving the fugitive heir to the Red Bull energy drink empire.

Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the grandson of the late Thai billionaire Chaleo Yoovidhya who created the Red Bull energy drink, is accused of crashing his Ferrari into a policeman in 2012 and dragging his body under the vehicle for more than 100 metres (328 feet) before fleeing.

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