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Australian Arrested at Bangkok Airport Over Pattaya Murder

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Police have arrested a 46-year-old Australian man at Suvarnabhumi Airport after he attempted to flee Thailand, in connection with the disappearance and murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found on 27 June 2026, inside a suitcase abandoned beside railway tracks in Pattaya.

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The suspect, identified publicly by Thai police as Mr. Simon Peter Carman, was detained while attempting to buy a ticket to return to Australia. He has denied any involvement in the killing and maintains he is innocent despite what police describe as strong CCTV evidence. He currently faces a charge of abducting a minor under the age of 18 for indecent purposes.

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The arrest followed a joint investigation by Pattaya City Police and Nong Prue Police, who traced the suspect’s movements using CCTV footage collected along his suspected escape route.

According to investigators, the victim, Miss T, 17, from Kalasin province, disappeared after entering a condominium on Jomtien Second Road with Carman at 3.34am on June 25. CCTV footage showed the pair holding hands as they entered the building and went to Room 20 on the 15th floor. Police say the teenager was never seen leaving the condominium alive.

Further CCTV footage recorded at around 9.34pm the same day allegedly showed Carman dragging a large black suitcase from the building. He loaded it onto a Yamaha Aerox motorcycle bearing Prachuap Khiri Khan registration. Police later used CCTV tracking him riding along Sukhumvit Road towards Soi Chaiyapruk 2 and then onto a road running parallel to the railway tracks.

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Investigators said the suspect disappeared from CCTV coverage for more than nine minutes before returning to the condominium on the same motorcycle without the suitcase. Police believe the victim’s body was disposed of during that period.

A body concealed inside a black suitcase was later discovered beside railway tracks behind Pattaya Floating Market in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. Police from Pattaya and Nong Prue coordinated efforts under senior officers, analysing CCTV footage and other evidence to identify and locate the suspect.

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Officers tracked Carman to Suvarnabhumi Airport, where he was arrested before boarding a flight. Authorities are continuing to question him while forensic specialists gather additional evidence to support the case. The investigation remains ongoing as officers continue to examine forensic evidence and complete the case file for legal proceedings.

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    IsmeUno Platinum Member

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    53 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

    Normally ?

    He comes across as being rather dim

    I mean the difference from the way he is speaking there and his 'put up job' in the police station 'apologising' to her parents.

    SAFETY FIRST Star Member

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    12 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

    Yes a dumb Aussie, not only dumb but a wrongun

    The guy is retarded, he needs to be destroyed, at the very least, he belongs in an asylum.

    Chutney Advanced Member

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    On 6/29/2026 at 2:55 AM, impulse said:

    I'll still wait for the coroner's report. Was it bruising, or was it pooling because of the orientation of the body on the ground?

    Watch enough Forensic File episodes and you'll realize how little we know until the experts have a look.

    Yes you are absolutely right. Just normal pooling as now the coroner has said clearly she was not injured but died from suffocation. Which probably implies strangulation.

    lamyai3 Gold Member

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    15 hours ago, RabidRenu said:

    https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCfkBw99/

    Old mate found his way on to my TT feed . . .

    Different person according to Grok.

    ryandb Silver Member

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    On 6/28/2026 at 2:08 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

    Huh? The only thing I have said is that a 17-year-old is not underage, she was over the age of consent for sexual activity. You are referencing completely different offences .

    Those who are "fighting tooth and nail", as you put it, to say that, in isolation 17 is underage for sex here, are just wrong.

    No, the girl is underage for the activities he hired her for, as all my replies have made clear. You've said it's legal to hire a 17-year-old for sex off the street, and it certainly is not, as per the charges he is facing.

    brewsterbudgen Star Member

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    19 minutes ago, ryandb said:

    No, the girl is underage for the activities he hired her for, as all my replies have made clear. You've said it's legal to hire a 17-year-old for sex off the street, and it certainly is not, as per the charges he is facing.

    Correct. The Prostitution laws in Thailand are clear. Under 18 is underage for the purposes of prostitution.

    ryandb Silver Member

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    1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

    Photos of his apartment / crime scene in the below news article. What a slum.

    https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/asia/thai-police-reportedly-investigating-if-australian-accused-murderer-linked-to-similar-unsolved-cases-20260630-p60bhb.html

    Add this to the charges: people who live like this when a cleaner costs 600 baht need to be hanged.

    GammaGlobulin Star Member

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    It has been reported that Simon lived like a pig, even before coming to Thailand.

    Very good analysis, as usual, from the Good Doctor:

    Thai women must always be wary when meeting foreigners they can know very little about.

    georgegeorgia Diamond Member

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    11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

    The guy is retarded, he needs to be destroyed, at the very least, he belongs in an asylum.

    Childish comments above

    I may have to organise a fruit basket for this man and volunteer counselling support for him , regardless of what he did ,he still needs support

    NewGuy87 Explorer Member

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    This is just the epitome of how messed up Thai society is (well, this, and the other recent news headline about an 11 year old driver killing six monks)

    Underage hooker, probably selling her body to finance layabout parents (as is her duty in Thai culture), tries to force 500 baht payment (for nothing) from a nutcase farang and ends up getting killed.

    Olmate Ruby Member

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    4 minutes ago, stevecm said:
    25 minutes ago, NewGuy87 said:

    9 minutes ago, stevecm said:

    24 minutes ago, NewGuy87 said:

    This is just the epitome of how messed up Thai society is (well, this, and the other recent news headline about an 11 year old driver killing six monks)

    TravelGuides & Travelogues

    Underage hooker, probably selling her body to financelayabout parents (as is her duty in Thai culture), tries to force 500 baht payment (for nothing) from a nutcase farang and ends up getting killed.

    And all so badly spewed up by you,, shame on ya A wipe!

    NewGuy87 Explorer Member

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    3 hours ago, Olmate said:

    And all so badly spewed up by you,, shame on ya A wipe!

    Was that not an accurate summary?

    NewGuy87 Explorer Member

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    On 6/27/2026 at 12:15 PM, scubascuba3 said:

    Presumably they will find the knife. The 1000 baht 500 baht story is plausible and not unusual

    I don't believe she had a knife.

    But I believe the "scam gone wrong" story.

    scubascuba3 Star Member

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    24 minutes ago, NewGuy87 said:

    I don't believe she had a knife.

    But I believe the "scam gone wrong" story.

    Both probably lies

    NewGuy87 Explorer Member

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    12 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

    Both probably lies

    I think the "wanting paid, despite being on menstruation" thing is very believable.

    Typical Thai hooker logic

    JimmyTobacco Senior Member

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    38 minutes ago, NewGuy87 said:

    I think the "wanting paid, despite being on menstruation" thing is very believable.

    Typical Thai hooker logic

    Some people claim she might have tried to get the money (or more money) from him by saying she would go to the police because she is only 17, and that he might have felt trapped. He might not have mentioned this because he does not want to admit he knew her age.

    georgegeorgia Diamond Member

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    10 minutes ago, JimmyTobacco said:

    Some people claim she might have tried to get the money (or more money) from him by saying she would go to the police because she is only 17, and that he might have felt trapped. He might not have mentioned this because he does not want to admit he knew her age.

    10 minutes ago, JimmyTobacco said:

    Some people claim she might have tried to get the money (or more money) from him by saying she would go to the police because she is only 17, and that he might have felt trapped. He might not have mentioned this because he does not want to admit he knew her age.

    Oh rubbish, you made that up...but ",some say" ,

    JensenZ Platinum Member

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    On 6/27/2026 at 6:11 AM, baansgr said:

    Upset entitled foreigner didn't get his own way..he's a pedo, same as most of the dregs that are allowed in now. Dirty, filthy, deranged drug users with what they think they are as having mental issues.

    A 17-year-old is not pre-pubescent; it's not pedophilia in this case.

    NewGuy87 Explorer Member

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    19 minutes ago, JimmyTobacco said:

    Some people claim she might have tried to get the money (or more money) from him by saying she would go to the police because she is only 17, and that he might have felt trapped. He might not have mentioned this because he does not want to admit he knew her age.

    Possibly, but I have never heard that one before.

    I have heard of them pretending to be 18 tho

    vinny41 Platinum Member

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    1 hour ago, NewGuy87 said:

    I think the "wanting paid, despite being on menstruation" thing is very believable.

    Typical Thai hooker logic

    Everything stated is from a man that stated She left his condo while he was sleeping yet CCTV prove that was a lie

    metisdead Legendary Member

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    A low value post has been removed:

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      This includes emoji-only replies, very short comments, memes, GIFs, screenshots, or embedded social media posts without explanation or opinion.

    FritsSikkink Star Member

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    On 6/30/2026 at 11:40 AM, Briggsy said:

    You have completely misunderstood what I said and placed a construction that was not stated.

    This may be because English is not your first language.

    The thrust of my post was not to apply the Western meaning of 'age of consent' on to Thai legislation which is very different, particularly in relation to parental or guardian involvement. If you managed to understand from my post that "17 is not underage", then you have totally failed to understand what I was saying. I was saying the complete opposite.

    Also at no point did I mention or refer to or even allude to prostitution. I have no idea why you introduced that to my post.

    BS, the girl was involved in prostitution and your comments, are deflecting.

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