An Australian man pleads not guilty in a Thai court to charges connected to the killing of a Thai teenager, whose body is alleged to have been concealed in a suitcase. Court officials say he is charged with murder.
The case comes before a hearing in Pattaya, a seaside resort city in Thailand. In addition to the murder charge, the prosecution alleges related offences, including concealing a body and taking a minor for indecent purposes. Reporting from different outlets describes the accused as Australian and identifies the victim as a Thai teenager.
Outlets broadly agree on the central allegations and the defendant’s plea, but differ slightly in how they describe the minor’s age range. One report specifies the minor as between 15 and 18, while others refer more generally to a Thai teenager. All accounts reflect that the plea is entered at an initial court appearance and that the matters are still subject to legal proceedings.
