BANGKOK: An Australian accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body in a suitcase pleaded not responsible on Friday (Sep 18) in a listening to within the seaside resort metropolis of Pattaya, a court docket official stated.
Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport on Jun 26 as he ready to take a flight again to Australia, after the 17-year-old sufferer’s pal reported her lacking.
Her physique was present in a suitcase close to a railway monitor in Pattaya, a metropolis south of Bangkok, early the subsequent day.
Police stated she died of suffocation.
Carman appeared on Friday at Pattaya Provincial Court docket, the place he pleaded not responsible to all fees, a court docket spokesperson instructed AFP.
He had been charged with homicide, concealing a physique and taking a minor for indecent functions. The following court docket date was set for Oct 12.
Police beforehand stated CCTV footage confirmed him coming into a condominium in Pattaya with the lady within the early hours of Jun 25, and leaving that night carrying a big black suitcase.
The case put the highlight on Pattaya, which is fashionable with overseas vacationers for its seashores and nightlife, but additionally has a popularity for intercourse tourism.
