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Australian man charged with murder after girl found dead in suitcase in Thailand
Key takeaways
- Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early hours of Saturday, police said
- An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand, local and Australian media report.
- Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they had found the teenager "stuffed" in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday.
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Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early hours of Saturday, police said
An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand, local and Australian media report.
Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they had found the teenager "stuffed" in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday.
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