Australian man charged with murder after dead girl found in suitcase in Thailand
An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand. Police in the
An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand. Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they found Tunchanok Donhomla "stuffed" in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday. Thai police said they arrested Simon Peter Carman at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death as he was allegedly "preparing to flee the country".
He denies the charges. In a message issued to the victim's family after his arrest, Carman said: "I feel bad for what happened to your daughter. It was out of my control." Pattaya City Police said the 17-year-old had been reported missing at 17:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Friday. In a statement on social media, the force said it reviewed CCTV footage that allegedly showed Carman entering a condominium with Donholma at 03:34 on Thursday.
Late that evening, he emerged alone "carrying a large suitcase". The statement said he loaded the bag onto a motorbike before driving towards a railway line. Officers questioned and arrested Carman
at the airport in Bangkok, some 150km (93 miles) north of Pattaya, at 01:15 on Saturday. The teenager's naked body was found in a suitcase about 15 minutes later, the force said.
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