Australian man pleads not guilty to Thai suitcase murder
BANGKOK: An Australian accused of murdering a teenage girl in Thailand and abandoning her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, citing self-defence.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, 45, allegedly murdered a 17-year-old Thai girl and abandoned her body in a suitcase, pleading not guilty to the charges of murder, concealing a body, and taking a minor for indecent purposes. Carman, who was arrested at Bangkok airport in June, denied all charges, citing self-defence and a mistaken belief about the victim's age.
The young woman's body was discovered in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, a popular resort city south of Bangkok, where she died of suffocation. Police stated that CCTV footage showed Carman entering a condominium in Pattaya with the girl and leaving carrying a large black suitcase. Prosecutors opposed Carman's bail application, claiming he posed a flight risk. The next court date is set for October 12.
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