Australian arrested for murdering 17-year-old Thai girl

A 17-year-old Thai girl was found murdered hours after being taken to a house in Pattaya, Thailand, by an Australian, who then dumped her body in a large suitcase on a street in Pattaya, Thai police have said.

The Australian, Simon Peter Carman, took the murdered minor girl home in the early hours of June 25.

Thai police have released CCTV footage showing the Australian taking the girl home and leaving the building hours later carrying a large suitcase. 

The Australian, named Carman, was arrested by police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday (June 27) after the bodies of the murdered girls were found. 

 Thai police have charged the Australian with multiple counts of murder, concealment of a body, destruction of evidence and taking a minor for sexual purposes.