Guardian Australia7/1/2026Crime1 min readAustralia
Australian man charged with murder after woman's body found in Pattaya suitcase
Simon Peter Carman, 45, denies charges related to the death of Thunchanok Donhomla in Thailand.
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- Simon Peter Carman, a 45-year-old Australian man, has been charged with the alleged murder of Thunchanok Donhomla, whose body was found in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya, Thailand.
- Carman denies the charges.
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An Australian man was charged with murder after a woman's body was found in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya, Thailand.
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An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, 45, was charged over the weekend with the alleged murder of Thunchanok Donhomla. Her body was found in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya, on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast, in the early hours of Saturday.
Carman has denied the charges.
Guardian reporter Natasha May speaks to Matilda Boseley from Pattaya about the arrest and the questions it raises about Thailand’s sex tourism industry
Open Questions
- What was the motive for the alleged murder?
- What is the evidence against Carman?
- What is the connection to Thailand's sex tourism industry?
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This article was originally published by Guardian Australia.
