{
  "id": 8412901,
  "title": "Australian man pleads not guilty to Thai suitcase murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/australian-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-thai-suitcase-murder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:39:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/09/1536096/australian-man-pleads-not-guilty-thai-suitcase-murder"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}