An Australian accused of murdering a teenage girl in Thailand and abandoning her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, citing self-defence.Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he prepared to take a flight back to Australia after the 17-year-old victim’s friend had reported her missing.The young woman’s body was found in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, a seaside resort city south of the capital, Bangkok.Police said she died of suffocation.
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FRI · 2026-09-18 · 12:06 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0918-112311
NSR-2026-0918-112311News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Australian man pleads not guilty to murder of Thai teen girl found in suitcase
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, 45, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl. Carman was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he was attempting to fly back to Australia, following a report from the victim's friend that she was missing.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-18 · 12:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, 45, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl. Carman was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he was attempting to fly back to Australia, following a report from the victim's friend that she was missing. The teenager's body was discovered in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, a coastal city south of Bangkok. Police have stated that the cause of death was suffocation. Carman's defense in court cited self-defense.
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Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Bangkok airport in June.
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Police stated the cause of death was suffocation.
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The 17-year-old victim's body was found in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya.
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The accused cited self-defence as his plea.
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An Australian man pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Thai teen girl.
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