Australian arrested in Thailand after body of teen girl found in suitcase near train tracks
The suspect, who denies involvement in the teenager’s alleged abduction and murder, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official in the resort city of Pattaya told AFP. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Saturday, 27 Jun 2026 4:48 PM MYT
BANGKOK, June 27 — Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase, authorities said today.
The suspect, who denies involvement in the teenager’s alleged abduction and murder, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official in the resort city of Pattaya told AFP.
Investigators were awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination and “other evidence” in the case before filing charges, the official said.
The charges could include child abduction, murder, hiding a corpse and “abduction of a minor for sexual purposes”, added the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity.
Media reports said the 46-year-old suspect was apprehended yesterday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where he was trying to purchase an airline ticket to Perth in Australia.
CCTV footage showed the suspect entering a condo in the seaside resort of Pattaya in the early hours of Thursday along with the 17-year-old Thai girl, according to the reports.
He emerged from the building several hours later, the reports said, carrying a large black suitcase which he then transported on the back of a motorbike.
Police found the suitcase yesterday near a railway track, discovering the victim’s body inside of it bearing signs of violence, local website Pattaya News reported.
Thailand drastically cut the length of visa-free stays for tourists last month following a series of high-profile arrests of foreigners over drug offences, sex trafficking and operating unlicensed businesses. — AFP
Not sure of the specifics of this case, but the facts are Thailand is overflowing with criminally inclined Russian "tourists", as Thailand remains one of the few destinations in Asia that Russian nationals can freely enter.
ReplyDeleteOur stupid Anwar Ibrahim recently made a dumbo commitment in Kazan to allow visa-free entry for Russians.
Overriding objections from the Malaysian Government's own Immigration officials, who are well aware of the social, safety and law-enforcement problems Russians have posed in other countries that allow them free entry.
I do wonder if there's consequences for putting out such remark...do really and seriously wonder, or no consequences at all?
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