Australian man claims self-defence in Thai suitcase murder
Simon Carman, a 45-year-old Australian truck driver from Ballarat, has spoken from a Thai prison claiming self-defence in the death of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase near railway tracks. Carman alleges the teenager attacked him with a knife during an argument over money, and that he was only trying to restrain her, though an autopsy revealed she died from suffocation. He faces charges of murder, concealing a corpse and abducting a minor, with potential penalties including the death penalty or life imprisonment if found guilty.See…
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