There’s been a new growth on a global fugitive needed on an Interpol Red Notice for the murder in Phuket.
The fugitive, Roger Bullman, is needed for the murder of British tourist Amiptal Bajaj at a Phuket resort in 2019. Bullman has returned to his home country of Norway, The Phuket News reported this morning. Bullman had been on the run in Asia for the past 4 years, spending much of his time in Vietnam, before leaving Thailand on a false passport and arriving in Oslo.
In August 2019, Bullman, then 53 years old, admitted to choking Bajaj with a restraint maintain throughout a fight that started over Bullman making an extreme quantity of noise in his lodge room. However, he maintained that the killing was accidental. Despite a formal request by Karon Police to disclaim him the chance to be freed on bail, Bullman was released by the Phuket Provincial Court after he was arraigned.
Norwegian media stated that Bullman had been on the run in Asia for the previous 4 years, spending a lot of his time in Vietnam.
Bullman left Thailand on a false passport and landed in Paris on May 26, and on May 28, he arrived at Oslo Airport.
Upon his arrival in Oslo, Bullman appeared tired and depressed, stating that he was in unhealthy shape and needed to see the emergency room. He expressed his desire to be with his daughter, whom he hadn’t seen in 4 years, stories Phuket News.
Bullman admitted again to strangling and killing Bajaj, however nonetheless insisted it was unintentional. His lawyer, Farid Bouras, confirmed that Bullman had been in contact with the police and knowledgeable them of his return residence, stating that he might be questioned when his health permits.
Unni Grøndal, press supervisor for the Oslo police district, said police were aware of Bullman’s return and have been in dialogue along with his defence lawyer. Unauthorized added that Bullman had expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Norwegian police..