[47] Thailand's National Human Rights Commission attempted to investigate the allegations, but police representatives did not appear at four scheduled meetings. In December 2015, the pair were convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. "There has been lots of chit-chat on the internet. Edit: ah, I didnt realise you said crime scene photos, these were photos taken at the funeral. [15] Some migrants who were questioned complained that officers scalded them with boiling water during interrogations, allegations which were denied by the police. The Koh Tao murders involved the death of two British tourists in Thailand in 2014. Defence lawyers also claim the evidence and DNA in the case had been mishandled, making it unreliable. Thai police have been criticised for leading a chaotic investigation into the deaths of David Miller and Hannah Witheridge in which the line of inquiry has changed several times. Samples were taken from nine migrant workers and three foreigners including two brothers from Jersey who were friends of David Miller. [38] Police entered the home the next day; only one of the men, Zaw Lin, was present. Copyright 2022 Cambodia Expats Online. Friends told police that Hannah, from Great Yarmouth, and David, from Jersey, left the club together between 3am and 4am. Ms Taupin did note however that the document that the prosecution relied upon was an Unendorsed Report in that it had no seal or stamp certifying that it had been produced by an accredited laboratory and in accordance with international standards. . Bernd Grotsch 2017; "[56] Attempts to appeal the sentence to the High Court in 2017 were unsuccessful. Six of those have since left and police colonel Kitthanes Thananunthawisin, of the Marine Police Divisions sub-division 6, said he had the names of all the boats and they were being recalled. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. She said that following her sister's death even the simplest of tasks had become impossible and said the officers assigned to their family had helped them through their darkest hours. "The past three weeks have been unimaginably difficult and there are no words that can adequately describe the heartache and despair that our family is experiencing. Attempts to appeal the sentence failed, but a royal decree was issued by King Vajiralongkorn in 2020 commuting the death sentences to life imprisonment. The Mirror reports that Hannah's family have pleaded for the photos of the pair, who were brutally murdered on a Thailand beach, to be taken off the internet. The relevant standard in this case was ISO 17025. Today I was contacted by the son of Dave Tarnowski. [10][32] They highlighted a British tourist who had shared a room with Miller as a suspect, labelling it a "crime of passion"; he became the subject of a nationwide manhunt before the police quickly dropped the lead. An English human rights activist by the name of Andy Hall asked me to put him in touch with the Melbourne forensic expert, Jane Taupin which I did. [4][11][14] Their bodies were discovered on Sairee Beach a few hours later, between 4 and 5am, by a mute Burmese beach cleaner. Most topics are about Bangkok and Pattaya because of their larger populations of expatriates and tourists in those cities, but this is for all things Thai. Direct quotations from the trial are unavailable, as the judges did not permit the public to take notes. Laura Daniels, 30, died in hospital on Monday just five years and one day after her sister Hannah, 23, and fellow traveller David Miller, 24, were murdered on a beach in Thailand. Her parents who are separated had pleaded with not to go on her backpacking trip to Thailand because they feared for her safety, Laura (pictured) died on Monday, with her family saying today that their pain is 'indescribable'. David and Hannah were found bludgeoned to death on this Thai beach early in September 2014, shortly beforeLin andPhyo were arrested. [30] Thailand's National Human Rights Commission said "the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the two Myanmar workers were dubious, leading to impressions the suspects were not aware of their rights and that justice had not been done". When the bodies of British tourists 23-year-old Hannah Witheridge and 24-year-old David Miller were found brutally murdered on the remote Thai island of Koh Tao, the police immediately concluded that the killer had to be a foreigner, as a Thai person couldn't be capable of such brutality. [42][43] Early police reports said Miller's mobile phone was also found in Zaw Lin's home,[44][45] although the media had previously reported the phone was handed to police by a friend of the victim. Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? The defendants have repeatedly stated their innocence over the murders, with the defence alleging they were framed. They believe she was murdered while trying to escape from a Buddhist cult. The court heard he set up a fake Twitter profile in Hannah's name which Laura described as 'cruel, completely inaccurate and callous.'. 'Countless times, I have logged in to Facebook and seen statuses made by people who know both Hannah and I, who have gone out [to Thailand] anyway. Rocio Gomez; They beat Ms Horton, raped her, and threw her into the sea where she drowned. My YouTube channel is called KOH TAO MURDERS DEATH ISLAND. Zaw Lin was said to have entered between 2011 and 2012, and Wai Phyo in 2012. Two years after her sister was murdered, Laura wrote a Facebook postwarning people not to travel to Thailand claiming Westerners are hated in the country. 2040 / 2557", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Koh_Tao_murders&oldid=1135707447, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 10:00. Ahead of Hannah's funeral on Friday, her family have released a heart-breaking statement. At the time of the murders last Monday morning, ten boats were lying offshore. However, Christina's family say no toxicology report was carried out, raising questions about her death, while Dimitri's family say he could not have hanged himself because his hands were tied behind his back. The country's prime minister, who had been phoning the national police chief daily for updates on the investigation, said "this should not have happened at all, as it will affect Thailand in the eyes of the international community". The crime's brutality amid Koh Tao's insular, backpacker charm caused an international sensation and threatened to further weaken a tourist industry already reeling from the military coup of . Who's your favourite member of the royal family? You are the British Consulate in Thailand. 'There wasn't a bad bone in her body. But Ms Daniels criticised the 'bungled' police investigation into the murders in a Facebook post in January 2016. We are here for David because of his tragic death. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they said in a statement. After the discovery of the British tourists' bodies on a beach on Koh Tao, police said Hannah, from Norfolk, had been raped and bludgeoned to death while David, from Jersey, had suffered blows to his head. When do the clocks change in 2023? She made sure everyone on the nation had a chance to see what had happened to her son. While collecting forensic evidence, tourists and locals were allowed to walk on the beach. Unfortunately, the Thai defence lawyers did not call Ms Taupin to give evidence even though she was available. Here, a breakdown of the investigation shows how the frantic hunt for backpackers' killers has unfolded. Measuring 21 square kilometres (8sqmi) in area, it is the smallest of three popular tourist islands in the Gulf of Thailand. "[78] Another commentary in the paper stated that the "overwhelming public skepticism stems from the police's longstanding notoriety for arresting poor and powerless scapegoats to save rich criminals who can afford to buy their innocence". [76], The International Commission of Jurists said "the defense must be afforded adequate time and facilities to explore whether the alleged destruction of evidence in this case was appropriate and unavoidable, and to test the prosecution case overall." 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Ms Horton, from Cardiff, was attacked by two Thai fishermen, Bualoi Posit, 23, and Wichai Somkhaoyai, 24, who had spent the evening drinking and swam ashore after watching porn. -, Press J to jump to the feed. Hannah Witheridge seen looking relaxed and wandering streets with . ", Mrs Miller said: "It's been hard, very hard. [44] In December 2014, the suspects were each indicted on five charges: premeditated murder, killing to conceal a criminal offence, rape, illegal entry into Thailand, and staying in the country without permission. Some sources also refer to Wai Phyo as Win Zaw Htun. Taupin was ultimately not allowed to testify by the defence, and these issues were not raised by the defence until their closing statement. Officers claimed they had 'strong evidence' to link six Burmese workers to the gruesome murders, though no forensic links could be made. Christopher and James Ware were stopped at Suvarnabhumi International airport on their way back to Britain for questioning. Well, guess what? Dr Cary also said there were signs that Hannah had been dragged and sexually assaulted. Police Commissioner General Somyot Poompanmoung said: We still dont know who did it and the killers are still on the loose. [95] The mayor of the island, Chaiyan Turasakul, announced a new police station and staffed it with 40 full-time officers, compared to five previously. In recent days there has been widespread speculation in Thailand that police have arrested the wrong men. Last month, the tragic revelation that backpackers Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey had been murdered on the holiday island of Koh Tao shook the world. That happened very close to my home (like, I could probably see the location if I went for a walk). September 18: Police claim DNA from two men alongside that of Miss Witheridge has been discovered on a cigarette butt 50 yards from where the 23-year-old's body was found. 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