Australian man pleads not guilty to Thai suitcase murder
The man had been charged with murder, concealing a body and taking a minor for indecent purposes.
A suitcase in which police later found the body of a 17-year-old Thai girl lies in a grassy area near a railway track where it was discovered in Pattaya City, Thailand on Jun 27, 2026. (File photo: Reuters/Teerasak Suttativong)
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BANGKOK: An Australian accused of murdering a Thai teenager and stuffing her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty on Friday (Sep 18) in a hearing in the seaside resort city of Pattaya, a court official said.
Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport on Jun 26 as he prepared to take a flight back to Australia, after the 17-year-old victim’s friend reported her missing.
Her body was found in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, a city south of Bangkok, early the next day.
Police said she died of suffocation.
Carman appeared on Friday at Pattaya Provincial Court, where he pleaded not guilty to all charges, a court spokesperson told AFP.
He had been charged with murder, concealing a body and taking a minor for indecent purposes. The next court date was set for Oct 12.
Police previously said CCTV footage showed him entering a condominium in Pattaya with the girl in the early hours of Jun 25, and leaving that evening carrying a large black suitcase.
The case put the spotlight on Pattaya, which is popular with foreign tourists for its beaches and nightlife, but also has a reputation for sex tourism.
Source: AFP/dc
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