Thai police reveal teenager's cause of death as investigation nears end
Thai police have told the ABC they have collected "100 per cent of the evidence" and will conclude their investigation this week.
Thai police have confirmed 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla died from suffocation, according to an exclusive interview with the ABC. Australian citizen Simon Carman, 45, is accused of her murder, and police have concluded their investigation, handing the case over to prosecutors. The teenager, affectionately known as "Cake," was allegedly picked up by Carman near Pattaya Beach on June 25 and her body was found two days later stuffed in a suitcase near railway tracks.
Police have matched Simon Carman's DNA to DNA found on Cake's body. The investigation is expected to be finished by Friday, with prosecutors having until September 18 to indict Carman, who faces charges including murder which carries the death penalty or life in prison.
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