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Australian arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase

Australian arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase
South China Morning Post Sunday 28 June 2026, 09:03 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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The family of a 17-year-old Thai ⁠girl whose body ⁠was found in a suitcase ⁠in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder. Thai police said they arrested an Australian man in his 40s at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport ‌early on Saturday in connection with the killing in Pattaya, about 150km (93 miles) east of Bangkok. The suspect, identified as Simon Peter Carman, faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving...

The family of a 17-year-old Thai ⁠girl whose body ⁠was found in a suitcase ⁠in Pattaya said they were devastated by her death, for which an Australian man has been arrested and charged with murder. Thai police said they arrested an Australian man in his 40s at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport ‌early on Saturday in connection with the killing in Pattaya, about 150km (93 miles) east of Bangkok. The suspect, identified as Simon Peter Carman, faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or...
Australian (ORG) Thai (ORG) Pattaya (LOCATION) Bangkok (LOCATION) Suvarnabhumi (LOCATION) Simon Peter Carman (PERSON)
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