Australian man accused of murdering Thai teenager and putting body in suitcase pleads not guilty

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Australian national Simon Peter Carman, 45, pleaded not guilty in a Pattaya court on Friday to charges including murder, concealing a body, and taking a minor for indecent purposes. He is accused of killing 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla, whose body was found in a suitcase shortly after she was reported missing in Pattaya City in June. Police stated the teenager died of suffocation. Carman was arrested in June, and CCTV footage reportedly showed him entering a condominium with the girl and later leaving with a large suitcase. During interrogation, Carman claimed he acted in self-defense, stating the girl threatened him with a knife. The next court date is scheduled for October 12.

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CCTV footage showed Carman entering a condo with the girl and leaving with a large suitcase.

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Police stated the cause of death was suffocation.

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Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, was reported missing and her body was found in a suitcase shortly after.

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Australian man Simon Peter Carman pleaded not guilty to murder, concealing a body, and taking a minor for indecent purposes.

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Carman claims he acted in self-defense because the girl threatened him with a knife.

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An Australian man accused of murdering a Thai teenager and putting her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty on Friday in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said.Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested in June after 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was reported missing in Pattaya City, about 150km south-east of Bangkok. A suitcase containing her body was found shortly after.Police said she died of suffocation.Carman appeared on Friday at Pattaya-provincial-court" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="206321" data-entity-type="organization">Pattaya provincial court, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges, a court spokesperson said.He had been charged with murder, concealing a body and taking a minor for indecent purposes. The next court date was set for 12 October.Police previously said CCTV footage showed him entering a condominium in Pattaya with the girl in the early hours of 25 June, and leaving that evening carrying a large black suitcase.In a police interrogation video shared online by Thai media, Carman has said he was acting in self-defence because the girl was threatening him with a knife.The case put the spotlight on Pattaya, which is popular with foreign tourists for its beaches and nightlife, but also has a reputation for sex tourism.

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