Thai police arrest Australian over killing of teenager found in suitcase
Key takeaways
- Suspect was stopped at Bangkok’s main airport as he tried to fly home.
- The man, identified as Simon Carman, 46, was detained on Friday evening at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to board a flight to the Australian city of Perth, according to police and local media.
- Investigators say security cameras captured the girl entering a condominium with the man in the early hours of Thursday.
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Suspect was stopped at Bangkok’s main airport as he tried to fly home.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A 17-year-old girl's body was found inside a suitcase dumped near a railway in Pattaya, with an Australian man held over her death [Graphic: Al Jazeera]By AFPPublished On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Thai police have arrested an Australian man over the suspected murder of a 17-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside a suitcase near the resort city of Pattaya.
The man, identified as Simon Carman, 46, was detained on Friday evening at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as he prepared to board a flight to the Australian city of Perth, according to police and local media.