[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. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. It is in these selfless acts of kindness that I see reason to keep putting one foot in front of the other.'. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:22 am, Post 'The death sentence against the two accused and their conviction should be reversed and quashed,' Andy Hall, an adviser to the men's legal team, said in a statement to media. To think that the scum who tortured and murdered a child got off and were able to brag about it later is just unbelievable. Who's your favourite member of the royal family? The reasons for her admission to hospital have not been disclosed. Abandoned blue sleeping bag, tents and several wooden shelters are found in woodland close to where police Don't just stick to the Malbec! Then, in June last year 47-year-old German Bernd Grotsch was found dead near his home on the island after what authorities described as a heart attack or snake bite. Miller, 24, likely was killed with a blood-stained hoe found about 50 . Two Ukrainian women look back at one year of war, Why you shouldn't go into TikTok's "monk mode", Pictures of Thai murder victim Hannah Witheridge's body circulate on the Internet, Cosmopolitan, Part of the Hearst UK Fashion & Beauty Network. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Revealed: Hacked nude celebrity photos had been on 'deep web' black market for a WEEK - and there could be even more to come. Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. [66], On 24 December 2015, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were found guilty of murdering Witheridge and Miller by the three judges, and were sentenced to death. When do the clocks change in 2023? The men who killed Till were not mentally ill and they were not penalized or ostracized for their actions. DNA was collected from these three areas and sent to a police forensics lab for analysis. Ahead of Hannah's funeral on Friday, her family have released a heart-breaking statement. Hannah Witheridge seen looking relaxed and wandering streets with . In September 2014, two European backpackers, Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found murdered on Sairee Beach on Thailands island of Koh Tao. The court heard he set up a fake Twitter profile in Hannah's name which Laura described as 'cruel, completely inaccurate and callous.'. "Our family have been further traumatised by reports that there are numerous unnecessary and senseless photographs circulating across the internet. Those images are shocking because Till is barely recognizable as a human. EXCLUSIVE: Lanzarote sticks to its guns and insists it WILL limit tourists and move away from relying on Jeremy Clarkson is axed as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? They were arrested and tried and identified by Till's uncle. [42][48] Amnesty International stated that Thailand "must initiate an independent, effective and transparent investigation into mounting allegations of torture and other ill-treatment by police". Harry and Meghan only lived at Frogmore Cottage for six months before moving to California, Mysterious 'heartbeat' solar flare coming from thousands of miles above the sun's surface, Experts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) detected one signal about 3,100 miles above the molten surface of the our sun, and believed it's produced by a C-class solar flare, Blind dad forced to sell mops on street to feed kids gets 99,000 from complete strangers, Sebastian Ibanez, from Mesa in Arizona, US, sold $6 mops and brooms on the street to help his wife, who has cancer, and his three children. [51][56][57] They argued that the defendants, since they were vulnerable as illegal migrant workers, were scapegoated by the police for the crime. Many raised concerns that contamination cast doubt upon the forensic evidence: officials, journalists and tourists were seen walking around the crime scene, and Thai police did not use trained or independent specialists to collect forensic evidence. We'll be dignified for David. Moment fitness influencer asks man to move off park bench 'because he's 'ruining her livestream' - but Mortgage demand plummets to a 28-year low as average interest rates hit 6.71% - just as spring home buying Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next Is YOUR wood burner at risk? The father of murdered British backpacker Hannah Witheridge has wept as graphic photos of her body lying on a Thai beach were shown in court. Burmese migrant workers made up an additional 5,000, around 2,000 of these being illegal immigrants who bribe local police by paying 500 baht each month. In a hastily convened press conference in Bangkok today, Prayut said: 'I'm sorry that it hurt people. They were acts of extreme barbarity. The Koh Tao murders involved the death of two British tourists in Thailand in 2014. - Dad's Army statue damaged by vandals for 3rd time, Firm announces FREE bus travel for mums on Mother's Day, Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Read about our approach to external linking. Thailand's Supreme Court last month upheld murder convictions against two Myanmar migrant workers sentenced to death for killing two British backpackers. She spoke out last November at the sentencing of sadistic troll Paul Hind, 38, who was jailed for 14 months at Newcastle Crown Court. All rights reserved. [31] A British defence lawyer, Felicity Gerry QC, said the trial was "far too rushed and unfair to the defense". It's crazy that the wikipedia page for the Ripper has this picture on it. Elise Dallemagne 2017; Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey had been murdered on the holiday island of Koh Tao. In an extraordinary outburst yesterday, General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha (right) suggested that only ugly tourists were safe when wearing beach wear. Oil City, PA (16301) Today. That happened very close to my home (like, I could probably see the location if I went for a walk). Norfolk coroner Jacqueline Lake recorded a conclusion that Hannah had been unlawfully killed. [38] Police entered the home the next day; only one of the men, Zaw Lin, was present. 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[47] Thailand's National Human Rights Commission attempted to investigate the allegations, but police representatives did not appear at four scheduled meetings. [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. https://time.com/3955081/thailand-koh-tao-murder-david-miller-hannah-witheridge-zaw-lin-wai-phyo-burma-myanmar/, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/dark-side-koh-tao-seven-10708561, https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/tag/Cases+on+the+Death+Island+of+Koh+Tao, https://www.nist.gov/feature-stories/dna-mixtures-forensic-science-explainer. oof. Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? 'They think it wont happen to them. 9 Oct 2014. What's he waiting for? The investigation of the Witheridge and Miller slayings was widely criticized as the crime scene was not properly secured, and questions were also raised about subsequent DNA testing. I have created a Facebook page and a YouTube channel dedicated to looking into tourist deaths on Koh Tao. They say traces of at least one man's DNA has been found on Miss Witheridge's body. [1] Police revealed that the samples from Witheridge's body were used up,[62][27] but were able to provide DNA samples from the murder weapon. 'The pain of this loss is indescribable and our family very much need time and privacy during this unbearable time.'. 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. I click the link and it just gives me the wow such empty message. I went in blind when it first was releasedhad nightmares for days afterward. The father of murdered British backpacker Hannah Witheridge has wept as graphic photos of her body lying on a Thai beach were shown in court. ai th pk vf ii pp . Wai Phyo and Zaw Lin were sentenced to death in December 2015 for the murder of David Miller and Hannah Witheridge, who were found bludgeoned to death on a beach on the island of Koh Tao in September 2014. [90][91], The 2014 murders, along with other deaths and disappearances of tourists, led to British tabloids labelling Koh Tao as "Death Island". September 15: The semi-naked bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are discovered between 5am and 6am on Sairee Beach in Koh Tao on September 15. BBC correspondent Jonah Fisher said Miss Witheridge's father and brother sat with their heads bowed as the evidence was presented in court but continued listening. I'm not even following that rabbit hole because all I had to read was Porsche Girl, I've seen it before and it's bad Just to clarifyshe was NOT a dui. 48 TheVeneficus 5 yr. ago Defence lawyers had asked for the samples to be independently verified but have now been told there is nothing left of them to re-test. Their bodies were found at 6am. The families of Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller are now returning to the UK. "There has been lots of chit-chat on the internet. "[56] Attempts to appeal the sentence to the High Court in 2017 were unsuccessful. Can they be safe in bikinis unless they are not beautiful?. "Thai courts make little allowance for the feelings of relatives," he said. Verdicts in the case are not expected until October. [94] She suggested using identification wristbands for tourists to improve safety, but the idea was quickly scrapped. He found no evidence of defensive injuries. [33][34] Over 200 individuals on the island, many of them migrant workers, were tested in mass DNA testing. Zaw Lin was not convicted of this charge because he held a work permit for the two years preceding the murders. Allegations about police brutality rocked the countrys economy that almost solely relies on tourism. Here at Cosmo we'll be respecting the wishes of Hannah's family tomorrow, and whether it's celebrity naked photos, horrific hostage videos in Iraq and Syria or grossly inappropriate crime scene photos we'll be steering well clear of these images if we see them shared online. But they have another dark side to them. As of July last year, the total stood at ten. [54] They argued that the defendants intended to kill Miller, using a hoe to hit him multiple times on the head. Her post which was later removed suggested she believed that the two convicted men might be innocent. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they said in a statement. I took your advice and read up on it instead of looking at the photos and I'm still disturbed. Thai police take DNA swabs and footprints of migrant workers yards from the scene of the murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on the island of Koh Tao in Thailand. Christina Annesley 2015; said General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha in a televised speech. "We'll go with the flow as much as we can. Its a farce.. David and Hannah are just two of ten western tourists who are known to have been killed, died in suspicious circumstances, or gone missing on Koh Tao since 2012. No one is immune.'. 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. 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. [70] Wai Phyo was also convicted of theft for allegedly stealing a phone and sunglasses from Miller's body. At 7.47pm David and his friend Chris Ware were filmed walking towards the bar. They were then recorded at 12.55am leaving, stopping in a convenience store for a toasted sandwich, before walking back to their bungalow. Mr Zaw and Mr Wai (also known as Win Zaw Htun), both 22 and migrants from Myanmar, also known as Burma, were arrested several weeks later. Their findings were never made public, but were shared with the families of the victims. She achieved so much and had so much more ahead of her. However he was often duped by heartless thieves, Forgotten lottery ticket in coat pocket turns out to be life-changing $1million, Ana Elizalde bought a Powerball lottery ticket in Michigan, US and gave to her husband to keep safe. 2023 BBC. David and Hannah were found bludgeoned to death on this Thai beach early in September 2014, shortly beforeLin andPhyo were arrested. They said in a family statement: 'We confirm that our beautiful girl Laura passed away on Monday, September 16. ', By She made sure everyone on the nation had a chance to see what had happened to her son. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [83] A 2016 study said the case, which it described as a litmus test of Thailand's justice system, "seriously damaged the image of Thailand and of its forces of law and order on the global level". [15] Experts have considered the forensic investigation to have been incompetent, and to have possibly framed the suspects. 11:58 GMT 20 Sep 2014 VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. They are said to have confessed to the crime but later retracted their statements. The same year Russian tourist Valentina Novozhyonova , 23, vanished from her hostel along with her diving gear. [93] Amid the investigation, Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul visited Koh Tao on 28 September 2014 in an attempt to reassure tourists. [1][47] The national police chief, Somyot Poompanmoung, denied that torture was involved in the confessions. Five days since the . The couple was found half-naked in a secluded area of Sai Ree beach on the Phangan district island around 6.30am Monday. Human error to blame for deadly train crash, says Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. "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. The Mirror's Ariane went to see what all the fuss is about, Attacker tries to smash into house as cops 'blame football' for delay in 999 response, A householder who sheltered a woman from the man she claimed attacked her on the street claims police blamed Sunday's Wembley cup final for the time taken to respond to her 999 call, King Charles evicted Harry and Meghan 'just 24 hours after Spare was released', King Charles reportedly began the eviction process a day after Prince Harry's book Spare hit the shelves. Police Commissioner General Somyot Poompanmoung said: We still dont know who did it and the killers are still on the loose. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [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. Rockefeller Audio 2022. , updated [52] The suspects were defended pro bono by two lawyers from the Lawyers Council of Thailand. [64], Several CCTV cameras near the crime scene were reported to be nonfunctional, and cameras near the pier were not checked by the police. [39] Following an interrogation, during which police say Zaw Lin admitted he had entered the country illegally, Zaw Lin was arrested and his clothes and motorcycle were seized as evidence. [74], The investigation was met with criticism by international media, human rights groups, and legal experts. Later, police released CCTV footage which they claimed showed the students walking hand-in-hand down a street. [51], The prosecution also claimed the defendants entered the country in violation of the Immigration Act of 1979. We have some new leads but we dont have any new suspects.. Despite years of inquiries about her son's death, including Freedom of Information requests submitted to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, no fresh details have been forthcoming. She said it is far from the beautiful country people talk of as she launched a scathing attack on the country saying many Thais had no regard for human life and treated people like dirt, Labelling Thai officials 'corrupt', she said court officials asked her family during the trial: 'Why are you here?' Writing poignantly on the page she said: 'The past year has thrown our lives into disarray, tarnished our trust in anything and everything and made us question humanity. The fact that people e-mailed her family the photos while pretending to be Nikki was enough. The prosecution says a DNA match between samples found on Miss Witheridge's body and the two defendants is central to its case. I dont know if the killers are still on the island. The two men deny murdering Miss Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey. Ms Daniels also revealed at the time that she had been targeted by death treats and sent disturbing photographs of the murder scene. But Ms Daniels criticised the 'bungled' police investigation into the murders in a Facebook post in January 2016. He said: The police are capable of little more than extracting fines from foreigners and they are in the palms of the local big families on the island., Another added: This is the latest in a series of bungles in this investigation. I shall post a link to your podcast on my Facebook page. Mrs Witheridge, 61, said in a statement how the lives of her family had been 'changed forever' by her murder. This is a terrific answer. Thailand is Cambodia's neighbor to the West, and this forum is dedicated to Thai news, stories, reviews, blogs, videos, Thai people and anything else related to the country. Pathologists and legal experts criticised the police for mishandling the evidence, allowing contamination of the crime scene and failing to use experts to collect forensic evidence. [1], A defence team from Bangkok, composed of nearly 20 lawyers, were only permitted half an hour to meet the men; a request by the defence to delay the hearing and allow more time to prepare was denied by a judge at the Koh Samui Provincial Court. It was later revealed the couple in the images were not Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller. [51][21] The trial was attended by external observers, including representatives from Amnesty International and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. 'DNA and forensics evidence relied on to convict Zaw Law and Wai Phyo, and sentence them to death in the Koh Tao murder case, was fundamentally flawed and unreliable in terms of international standards.'. [14][22] The police moved the bodies to prevent them being swept up in the rising tide. There were TRACES of cocaine, but that didnt contributeit was a small amount from a day or more before. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Two weeks later, two illegal Burmese migrant workers were blamed for the deaths, primarily on the basis of DNA evidence, and confessed following an hours-long interrogation. Police later say Miss Witheridge may not have been raped as first suggested following an autopsy on her body. 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From the beginning, the Thai police had difficulty securing the crime scene. Earlier Thai Prime Minister said it girls wearing bikinis on the holiday island of Koh Tao were not safe unless they were ugly. [25] There were no known eyewitnesses to the murders. 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. We beg that Hannah and David are afforded privacy and dignity through the removal of these pointless and insensitive reminders. Today I was contacted by the son of Dave Tarnowski. Police said that DNA semen samples taken from Hannahs body were from two men, both Asian. Is Daisy Jones adaptation based on Fleetwood Mac? I just listened to your full podcast about Koh Tao with considerable interest. The second man, Wai Phyo,[a] was believed to have left the island by boat the previous night. The picture of his mother standing over his coffin is just heart wrenching. He was travelling Southeast Asia with a friend after completing a six-week work placement in Australia with a mining company,[6][8][9] and arrived in Thailand in August. In a speech broadcast live on Thai TV yesterday, he said: There are always problems with tourist safety. None of the family was happy with her going there, but she had made her mind up.'. They also raised concerns with the absence of legal counsel prior to the confession, as well as difficulties with translation and interpretation. . Mr Miller's father told ITV News that he did not want the Burmese migrants to be executed even though they 'have done something quite terrible and justice has been given to them'. On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico left her home in New Mexico to go on a bike ride she took, In November 1981, actress Natalie Wood mysteriously drowned off the coast of Southern California during a boating trip with her, In July 2014, 52 year old Lynn Messer mysteriously disappeared from her familys 260-acre farm in Bloomsdale, Missouri. Evidence suggests the brave 24-year-old put up a fight before his death and that he was drowned. "Hannah was a fun, vibrant and beautiful young woman who will be sorely missed by all who knew her.". From nightmares to candy cravings, the seemingly innocuous habits in Man is banned from touching every parking meter in Liverpool for two years after being convicted of theft, Do not sell or share my personal information. Need advertising? The men's legal team said it would seek a royal pardon within 60 days, as provided in Thai law. Attempts to appeal the sentence failed, but a royal decree was issued by King Vajiralongkorn in 2020 commuting the death sentences to life imprisonment. Absolutely brutal murder but I think they have the wrong people. He got killed in a racist attack by several white men. [58] Ostensibly, Wai Phyo changed jobs at the end of September and was travelling by boat to Surat Thani for his new job on the day he was arrested. -, Press J to jump to the feed. They were arrested, confessed and given life sentences. Samyak Choudhary; and They had no prior criminal records. 'Our family is broken and will never be the same again. Some 17,000 was raised by a Go Fund Me donation page set up by Laura to enable the family to attend the trial in Thailand and pay for an interpreter. A mix of clouds and sun. [48][35] A 900-page police report was produced to guide the prosecution's case, but the defence were not allowed to see the report until the trial began. Both entered through the Ranong Province, allegedly without presenting themselves at a port of entry and without possessing a passport. It was said the pair went swimming on the same beach earlier that night, and when they got out of the water they found their clothes had disappeared. Shelley Bot 2017; Burmese migrants Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both 25, who were working on Koh Tao were convicted of the murders and Hannah's rape on December 24,2015, and sentenced to death. Truth about Covid care home testing row: Timeline lays bare what was said, by who and when. Ms Daniels is understood to have got married this year. Defence lawyers also claim the evidence and DNA in the case had been mishandled, making it unreliable. The police investigation and criminal trial were widely criticised by international media, human rights organisations, and legal experts. But his family said at the time that they had not received an autopsy report and had suspicions about the death. This is not for the faint hearted but as you are studying the subject, Im sure you will be fine. [42] In the trial, the prosecution said the phone was found smashed at the home of a friend of Zaw Lin's. At the end of the trial's third day, the judge said police had informed him all the samples taken on the island were "finished" - meaning they could not be analysed again. However, the event did not materially affect tourism to the island over the following years. Dimitri Povse 2015; This could technically be counted as a crime scene as she was DUI but the aftermath of Nikki Catsouras (Porsche girl) crash is engrained on my brain forever. Tony Witheridge bowed his head as bloody images of his daughter's body were shown on the third day of the trial of Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo. Aside from Hannah and David, 2014 also saw the death of Nick Pearson , 25, from Derby, who was found floating in the ocean on New Year's Day. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 1:08 am, Post Phyo (left) and Lin (right) were planning to appeal for a royal pardon to Thailand's king. She had no alcohol in her system. [48], The guilty verdict resulted in widespread protests in Myanmar. Some sources also refer to Wai Phyo as Win Zaw Htun. The images shown to the court were graphic, reports Jonah Fisher in Thailand. 'There wasn't a bad bone in her body. Yoshie Sazawa (Sharlyn) 2004; [1] Receiving half a million visitors each year,[1] Koh Tao is especially popular with backpackers and known for its marine life and scuba diving. 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