Breaking: Simon Carman pleads not guilty in first court appearance
Simon Carman, the Australian man accused of murdering Thai teenager Tunchanok Donhomla in June, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first court appearance since the girl's death.
Australian national Simon Carman, 45, made his initial court appearance in Thailand on Friday, pleading not guilty to all charges in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Thai teenager Tunchanok Donhomla. The charges include murder, concealing a corpse, and abducting a minor for indecent purposes.
Carman was present before the Pattaya Provincial Court in Thailand this morning. Prosecutors, however, contested his bail application, citing concerns that he could flee the country. Thai police allege that Carman picked up Tunchanok from a popular location on Pattaya's Beach Road in June, later killing her and disposing of her body.
The last confirmed sighting of the teenager was on CCTV footage, showing Tunchanok walking arm in arm with Carman towards the elevators of his condominium building on June 25. Her body was discovered two days later, stuffed in a suitcase and discarded along railway tracks near Carman's place of residence.
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