But last month their final appeal against their conviction was dismissed by the Supreme Court in Thailand which ruled that the forensic work was handled by respectable institutions and there was no proof of torture. The hoe was then used to knock Witheridge unconscious, after which the defendants used force to hold her down and took turns raping her, before killing her with the hoe. A 24-year-old Thai man has been arrested and charged by Thai police on the island of Koh Si Chang in Chonburi province following the brutal rape and murder of a 27-year-old German tourist on Sunday. I just warned that sometimes people have to be careful today Thailand is safe except there are some bad guys - like anywhere in the world. Thailand is Cambodia's neighbor to the West, and this forum is dedicated to Thai news, stories, reviews, blogs, videos, Thai people and anything else related to the country. 81 castielsbitch 5 yr. ago That's so strange, because honestly the body was the first thing I spotted. Mr Zaw and Mr Wai (also known as Win Zaw Htun), both 22 and migrants from Myanmar, also known as Burma, were arrested several weeks later. Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Defence lawyers also claim the evidence and DNA in the case had been mishandled, making it unreliable. [1][4][24] Witheridge's body indicated she had been raped. Police believe that, just like in her murder, the two latest victims may have been killed by fishermen who swam ashore in order to target foreigners. His mother decided to have an open coffin for him so everyone could see what had been done to him and it changed the thinking of America at the time. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 'I didn't intend to insult or criticise anyone. The men's legal team said it would seek a royal pardon within 60 days, as provided in Thai law. 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The Emmett Till case was one of the most disgusting miscarriages of justice in American history. The evidence in the form of this Unendorsed Report would have been ruled as inadmissible in US courts and other Western courts. After you reached Thailand and began your job I am certain that you would have explored Thailand and realized that what you saw in the streets and other parts of Thailand matches what was mentioned in the . The fact that there are a lot of people out there who still somehow defend them is even more unbelievable. [31][65] Jane Taupin, an Australian forensic scientist brought in by the defence, claimed that the timeline of DNA extraction was dubious; a rapid analysis of DNA samples had happened in less than 12 hours,[34] which she said was unusual because "extracting DNA from mixed samples was difficult and time-consuming". On 15 September, the bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao, between 4 and 5am, a few hours after their deaths. "There has been lots of chit-chat on the internet. Phyo (left) and Lin (right) were planning to appeal for a royal pardon to Thailand's king. She sympathised with Hannah's family for their suffering over her 'tragic and unnecessary loss'. I was forced to look at these photos for a DUI class when I was 14 because I was caught smoking weed. Anthony Cardullo 2013 (USA); Miller, 24, likely was killed with a blood-stained hoe found about 50 . In a police interview Mr Ware told officers that David then told him he was going out to get some cigarettes but another friend revealed he went instead to nightclub AC to meet up with Hannah and her friend Emma Madeline. Police later say Miss Witheridge may not have been raped as first suggested following an autopsy on her body. [83] A 2016 study said the case, which it described as a litmus test of Thailand's justice system, "seriously damaged the image of Thailand and of its forces of law and order on the global level". Thai police have been criticised for leading a chaotic investigation into the deaths of David Miller and Hannah Witheridge in which the line of inquiry has changed several times. He got killed in a racist attack by several white men. At 7.47pm David and his friend Chris Ware were filmed walking towards the bar. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they write. 11:58 GMT 20 Sep 2014 [44] In December 2014, the suspects were each indicted on five charges: premeditated murder, killing to conceal a criminal offence, rape, illegal entry into Thailand, and staying in the country without permission. Later it transpires there is evidence of one man's DNA on the cigarette, and of two men in the victim's body. [15] Public prosecutors initially rejected the report, asking for "certain flaws" to be fixed, more information to be supplied, and for the report to be made "more succinct". Harry and Meghan only lived at Frogmore Cottage for six months before moving to California, Mysterious 'heartbeat' solar flare coming from thousands of miles above the sun's surface, Experts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) detected one signal about 3,100 miles above the molten surface of the our sun, and believed it's produced by a C-class solar flare, Blind dad forced to sell mops on street to feed kids gets 99,000 from complete strangers, Sebastian Ibanez, from Mesa in Arizona, US, sold $6 mops and brooms on the street to help his wife, who has cancer, and his three children. [64], Several CCTV cameras near the crime scene were reported to be nonfunctional, and cameras near the pier were not checked by the police. [15] Some migrants who were questioned complained that officers scalded them with boiling water during interrogations, allegations which were denied by the police. Hannah, 23, and her friend David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the Thai island of Koh Tao. Christopher and James Ware were stopped at Suvarnabhumi International airport on their way back to Britain for questioning. The head of the country's Central Institute of Forensic Science found that the DNA on the hoe did not match the defendants. Truth about Covid care home testing row: Timeline lays bare what was said, by who and when. Here, a breakdown of the investigation shows how the frantic hunt for backpackers' killers has unfolded. by potty Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:51 pm, Post [25] There were no known eyewitnesses to the murders. Last month, the tragic revelation that backpackers Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey had been murdered on the holiday island of Koh . oh my god the Thailand crime scene photos have honestly scarred me for life. From nightmares to candy cravings, the seemingly innocuous habits in Man is banned from touching every parking meter in Liverpool for two years after being convicted of theft, Do not sell or share my personal information. He later apologised for the comment after it was met with public backlash. [76], The International Commission of Jurists said "the defense must be afforded adequate time and facilities to explore whether the alleged destruction of evidence in this case was appropriate and unavoidable, and to test the prosecution case overall." Thailand's Supreme Court last month upheld murder convictions against two Myanmar migrant workers sentenced to death for killing two British backpackers. 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