Simon Peter Carman has been charged with murder. The charge follows the discovery of the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla. Her body was found inside a suitcase.
Simon Peter Carman has been charged with murder.
The body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase.
The incident occurred in Thailand.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, has been charged with murder in Thailand after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya on Saturday. Thai police arrested Carman at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as he was allegedly attempting to leave the country. The victim, identified in local media as Tunchanok Donhomla, had been reported missing on Friday. CCTV footage reportedly showed Carman entering a condominium with the girl and later leaving alone with a large suitcase, which he then transported by motorbike towards a railway line. Carman denies the charges and has reportedly expressed regret to the victim's family, stating the incident was "out of my control."
An Australian man has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a suitcase in Thailand.
— local and Australian media
Thai police arrested Simon Peter Carman at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death.
— Thai police
Carman denies the murder charges.
— reports
CCTV footage allegedly shows Carman entering a condominium with the victim and later emerging alone carrying a large suitcase.
— Pattaya City Police
Carman stated to the victim's family, 'I feel bad for what happened to your daughter. It was out of my control.'
— Simon Peter Carman
An Australian man, identified as Simon Peter Carman, has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 17-year-old Thai girl. Her body was discovered in a suitcase in Pattaya. Thai police apprehended Carman, who is in his 40s, at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday. The charges against him include murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes. The victim's family has expressed devastation over her death.
A 17-year-old Thai girl was found dead in a suitcase in Pattaya.
An Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death.
— Thai police
The arrested Australian man is identified as Simon Peter Carman, in his 40s.
— Thai police
Carman faces charges including murder, concealment of a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.
— Thai police
The victim's family expressed devastation over her death.
— The family of the victim
Thai police have arrested a 46-year-old Australian man, Simon Carman, at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as he attempted to fly to Perth. The arrest is in connection with the suspected murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside a suitcase near Pattaya. Security footage reportedly shows the girl entering a condominium with Carman early Thursday, and later shows him leaving with a large suitcase. The girl's body, showing signs of a severe assault, was found dumped near a railway line. Carman denies the killing, and police are questioning him on suspicion of murder, noting fingernail scratches consistent with a struggle. He faces charges including murder, concealing a body, and taking a minor for an indecent purpose.
Thai police arrested an Australian man, Simon Carman, 46, at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport for the suspected murder of a 17-year-old girl.
— Thai police
The girl's body was found naked inside the suitcase near a railway line, showing signs of a severe assault with heavy facial bruising.
— Police
Security cameras reportedly captured the girl entering a condominium with the suspect and him leaving hours later with a large suitcase.
— Investigators
Carman faces charges including murder, concealing a body, and taking a minor for an indecent purpose.
— Police
The suspect, Simon Carman, denies killing the girl and attributed marks on his neck to a spider bite.
— Simon Carman