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Australian man charged with murder of Thai teen girl who was found dead in suitcase

Simon Peter Carman allegedly murdered the 17-year-old before stuffing her body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a grassy area.

Published: 12:52pm, 30 Jun 2026

Police say an Australian man has partially confessed to murdering a 17-year-old girl in Thailand. The body of the Thai teenager was found in a suitcase on Saturday after security camera footage caught the pair walking into a condominium together in Pattaya two days earlier.

Australian man charged with murder of Thai teen girl who was found dead in suitcase

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Simon Peter Carman allegedly murdered the 17-year-old before stuffing her body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a grassy area.

Simon Peter Carman allegedly murdered the 17-year-old before stuffing her body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a grassy area.