CHILLING CCTV CAPTURES FINAL KNOWN MOMENTS OF THAI TEEN, 17, WALKING INTO APARTMENT WITH AUSTRALIAN MAN BEFORE VANISHING 💔 DAYS LATER, HER B0DY WAS FOUND STUFFED INSIDE A SUITCASE
An Australian man has been arrested while attempting to board a flight home after the body of a Thai teenage girl was allegedly found stuffed inside a suitcase.
Ballarat man Simon Carman, 46, was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport about 7pm on Friday before boarding a flight to Australia.
According to local media, CCTV footage captured the 46-year-old holding hands with 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla, known as “Nong Cake”, as they entered an apartment building about 3.34am local time (6.34am AEST) on Thursday.
The pair were seen entering a room on the 15th floor, but the teenager was never seen leaving.
Further CCTV footage appears to show Carman the dragging a large black suitcase out of the building before loading it onto a red Yamaha Aerox motorcycle.
Police allege he rode to a road beside railway tracks, where he dumped the suitcase.
After Tunchanok’s friends reported her missing, investigators traced her movements to the apartment building but found the man had already left.
Officers later located the suitcase in long grass beside the railway tracks about 11.17pm local time (2.17am AEST) on Friday.
Inside, they found the body of a young woman curled up.
Police later confirmed the body was Tunchanok’s and claimed she was naked and had suffered facial injuries consistent with a violent assault, including swelling, bruising and blood around her mouth and nose.
Police also allege Carman had visible scratch marks on his neck and arms when he was arrested at the airport, which investigators believe were defensive wounds sustained during a struggle.
Pattaya City Police superintendent Colonel Anek Sarathongyu said Carman had initially been charged with taking a minor for the purpose of committing an indecent act.
“We believe he killed her, and he is being questioned on suspicion of murder,” he said.
“He has fingernail scratches across his body that are consistent with a struggle, but he denies killing her.”
In a video shared by Pattaya 24 News, Carman says: “I feel bad for what happened to your daughter. It was out of my control. I know you’ll be very sad, upset.”
A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it was providing consular assistance to an Australian detained in Thailand.
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment,” the spokesperson said.
SOURCE: https://7news.com.au/news/australian-man-arrested-at-bangkok-airport-after-17-year-old-thai-girls-body-found-in-suitcase-c-22494142
