Thai teen in Pattaya suitcase murder died of suffocation: Police

Simon Peter Carman walks with a 17-year-old Thai girl, whose body was found in a suitcase, at a condominium in Pattaya City, Thailand, Jun 25, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. (Image: Pattaya Provincial Police Station/Handout via REUTERS) 19 Aug 2026 06:24PM (Updated: 19 Aug 2026 06:25PM) BANGKOK: A 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was found in a suitcase in the seaside resort of Pattaya in June died of suffocation, police told AFP Wednesday (Aug 19).An Australian man, 45-year-old Simon Peter Carman, was charged with murder following the discovery of her body near a railway track."We received the autopsy reports from the doctor yesterday that she died of suffocation," Pattaya police chief Anek Srathongyoo said."We will add the cause of the death into our investigatio