BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the physique of a 17-year-old lady was found in a suitcase, authorities stated on Saturday (Jun 27).
The suspect, who denies involvement within the teenager’s alleged abduction and homicide, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official within the resort metropolis of Pattaya advised AFP.
Investigators have been awaiting the outcomes of a autopsy examination and “different proof” within the case earlier than submitting fees, the official stated.
The fees may embody youngster abduction, homicide, hiding a corpse and “abduction of a minor for sexual functions”, added the official, who was talking on situation of anonymity.
Media stories stated the 46-year-old suspect was apprehended on Friday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, the place he was making an attempt to buy an airline ticket to Perth.
CCTV footage confirmed the suspect coming into a condominium within the seaside resort of Pattaya within the early hours of Thursday, together with the 17-year-old Thai lady, in accordance with the stories.
He emerged from the constructing a number of hours later, the stories stated, carrying a big black suitcase which he then transported on the again of a motorcycle.
Police discovered the suitcase on Friday close to a railway observe, discovering the sufferer’s physique inside it bearing indicators of violence, native web site Pattaya Information reported.
Thailand drastically reduce the size of visa-free stays for vacationers final month following a collection of high-profile arrests of foreigners over drug offences, intercourse trafficking and working unlicensed companies.
