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Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases

Thai police investigate if Australian man charged over 17-year-old girl’s murder linked to other unsolved cases

Summary

Thai police are investigating if an Australian man charged with killing a 17-year-old girl is connected to two other unsolved cases in the area. The man, Simon Peter Carman, denies the charges. The girl’s body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya, Thailand.

Key Facts

  • Simon Peter Carman, 45, was charged with murdering 17-year-old Thunchanok Donhomla.
  • Donhomla’s body was found inside a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya.
  • CCTV showed Donhomla with Carman at his rented condo; she was never seen leaving.
  • Carman was caught trying to leave Thailand at the airport and initially denied the crime.
  • Police suspect Donhomla died by suffocation, with no signs of beating.
  • Donhomla had arrived in Pattaya only a week before to visit a friend.
  • Police are checking if Carman is linked to two other cases where women’s bodies were found in suitcases.
  • The other victims are believed to have worked in the local adult industry.
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