Three More Women Found Dead in Suitcases Could Be Linked to Murder of Thai Teen
Police are checking whether the teen’s killing matches three earlier suitcase deaths after finding similar concealment methods in separate cases, investigators said.
- Australian Simon Peter Carman, 45, faces murder charges after allegedly strangling 17-year-old Thanchanok Donhomla in Pattaya last week. Police arrested Carman while attempting to flee to Australia.
- CCTV allegedly shows Carman with Thanchanok at 3:34 a.m. on Thursday, and police claim Carman strangled her after a dispute over a $20 payment before abandoning the suitcase near railway tracks.
- Pattaya City Police Colonel Anek Srathongyoo noted injuries on Carman during detention at the airport. Carman claimed Thanchanok attacked him with a knife, though detectives are investigating potential links to three other unsolved suitcase murders.
- Detectives are examining similarities to three earlier cases where women's bodies were discovered inside suitcases last year, including one victim found naked with dumbbells near a major road.
- Chanakarn Laosarakham noted the case reflects severe economic pressures, as poverty often pushes young women into risky sex work, particularly with 4.5 million foreign visitors to Chonburi province this year.
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