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Family mourns Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase, Australian arrested

Simon Peter Carman faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

Published: 1:06pm, 29 Jun 2026Updated: 1:03pm, 29 Jun 2026

An Australian man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old girl in Thailand. The Thai teenager’s body was found in a suitcase after security camera footage caught the pair walking into a condominium together in Pattaya. The discoveries led to the arrest of the suspect as he prepared to board a flight at Suvarnbhumi Airport on Saturday.

Family mourns Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase, Australian arrested

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Simon Peter Carman faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

Simon Peter Carman faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body and taking a minor for sexual purposes.