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Australian Man Arrested for Killing Thai Girl, Body in Suitcase

7/1/2026

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Simon Peter Carman, an Australian, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for murdering a Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya.
CCTV showed Carman doing laundry while the girl’s body stayed hidden in the suitcase.
Police colonel Anek Srathongyoo said Carman strangled the girl, put her body in suitcase and dumped it by a railway line.
He faces death penalty or life imprisonment, with consular assistance.

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Simon Peter Carman, an Australian, was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport for murdering a Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Pattaya.
CCTV showed Carman doing laundry while the girl’s body stayed hidden in the suitcase.
Police colonel Anek Srathongyoo said Carman strangled the girl, put her body in suitcase and dumped it by a railway line.
He faces death penalty or life imprisonment, with consular assistance.