Australian man accused of teenage girl’s murder pleads not guilty to a court in Thailand
He faces four charges, including murder and concealing a body, after police said CCTV and DNA linked him to the teen’s death.
- On Friday, September 18, 2026, Australian Simon Peter Carman appeared in a Pattaya court, pleading not guilty to four charges including murder and concealing the body of 17-year-old Thanchanok Donhomla.
- Authorities allege Carman killed Donhomla on June 25 at his Jomtien Condominium unit, stuffing her body into a suitcase before his arrest the next day at Suvarnabhumi Airport while attempting to flee to Perth.
- Autopsy results confirmed Donhomla died from suffocation and brain injury, while investigators matched Carman's DNA to the victim and used CCTV to track him moving a suitcase to nearby railway tracks.
- During the proceedings, Carman claimed he acted in self-defense, alleging Donhomla pulled a knife during a dispute over payment involving 500 baht instead of the agreed 1000 baht .
- Facing four charges, Carman could receive life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted, following three months in Pattaya Remand Prison with limited legal representation.
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Australian man pleads not guilty to murder of Thai girl found in suitcase
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. Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he prepared to take a flight back to Australia after the 17-year-old victim’s friend had reported her missing. The young woman’s body was found in a suitcase near a railway track in Pattaya, a seaside resort city south o…
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BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian man pleaded not guilty in court Friday to charges of murder and concealment of a body in connection with the death of a teenage girl in an eastern Thai tourist city, officials said. Simon Peter Carman was arrested in June after the 17-year-old girl was reported missing in Pattaya City,...
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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.
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Australian man accused of teenage girl's murder pleads not guilty to a court in Thailand
An Australian man has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and concealment of a body in connection with the death of a teenage girl in eastern Thailand.
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