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Australian Charged in Death of Thai Teen Found in Suitcase

Thai prosecutors are assembling forensic files that will determine whether the accused faces life or the death penalty.

The forensic expert said that the alleged murderer did 'everything wrong' in an attempt to hide the suitcase.
The case has made global headlines and has angry Thais demanding the death penalty — as police probe the brutal death of Thai teen Tunchanok Donhomla (above), Simon Peter Carman (below) accused of killing her is facing execution.
Simon Peter Carman is accused of murdering Tunchanok Donhomla in the bustling resort city of Pattaya.
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Overview

  • Thai police have charged 45-year-old Simon Peter Carman with murder, concealing and moving a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes after the naked body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found in a suitcase near Pattaya.
  • Investigators say the teenager met Carman on June 25 before going to his rented unit, CCTV and transport footage allegedly show the suitcase being moved, and authorities report autopsy findings consistent with strangulation.
  • Carman denies the charges and has told police he acted in self-defence, saying the teenager attacked him with a knife during a dispute over money.
  • Donhomla’s family held funeral rites in Kalasin, have publicly rejected any compensation offer, and are demanding the fullest application of Thai law including the maximum penalty if he is convicted.
  • Thai investigators are completing forensic work under extended investigative detention while prosecutors prepare the case file, Australian consular officials are providing assistance to the detained suspect, and no first court date has been set.