Billy Moore: Last News

Jessica Kiang The act of making an observational documentary is built on hope. Or at least, on the slightly reckless faith that once the cameras are rolling, patterns and arcs will duly emerge, coalescing into insightful, manageable storylines that can with luck be shaped to deliver an uptick of optimism.

The family of a man stabbed to death on his own doorstep by someone he had earlier spoken to and hugged wept as his killer was convicted of murder.

Billy Moore, an ex-professional Muay Thai boxer from Merseyside, was arrested in Thailand over substance abuse and spent time inside the infamous Klong Plem Central Prison in Bangkok.Now, the former fighter has now shared the serious consequences for anyone who didn’t pay their debts to the prison's controlling goups.Speaking to James English on his ‘Anything Goes’ podcast, Billy mentioned that he sought help from missionaries in prison because he “didn’t want to get injected with HIV”, by people who he owed a debt to.James asked him to elaborate on this further, interjecting: “You talk about people getting injected with HIV, what does that mean?"“The Thai mafia, samurai gangs they were called,” Billy began.