Thai police say they have arrested an Australian man in connection with the death of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found inside a suitcase in Pattaya. Reporting across multiple outlets says the girl’s body is discovered dumped near a railway track, and that the suspect is taken into custody at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he attempts to leave Thailand. The arrest happens in the early hours of Saturday, with some reports describing the man trying to buy an airline ticket home to Perth.
The girl’s family expresses grief and says they are devastated by her death. Several outlets report that authorities charge the Australian with murder, along with additional allegations related to concealing a body and moving it, though the exact charges are described with some variation. One outlet identifies the suspect as Simon Peter Carman, while other reports state he is an Australian man in his 40s.
All accounts tie the arrest to the killing in Pattaya and indicate that police have moved quickly to detain the alleged suspect after the body was found.
