The brutal reality of seeing her like that made me physically sick and ive looked at alot of photos on that sub :/, Is there a reason I cant view them? "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. [50], An 18-day trial began on 8 July 2015 in the Koh Samui Provincial Court. 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. 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. It was just straight up sped that killed her. 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'. DeSantis won't say he's running. The Emmett Till case was one of the most disgusting miscarriages of justice in American history. David Miller 2014; 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. Virat Asavachin (Mr Ban) 2002; Shelley Bot 2017; Officers revealed they are working on the theory that David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were killed in a copycat attack of the rape and murder of Reading University student Katherine Horton, 21, who was murdered by two Thai fishermen on the nearby island of Koh Samui on New Years Day in 2006. - 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. But last month their final appeal against their conviction was dismissed by the Supreme Court in Thailand which ruled that the forensic work was handled by respectable institutions and there was no proof of torture. "Our family have been further traumatised by reports that there are numerous unnecessary and senseless photographs circulating across the internet. [42] In the trial, the prosecution said the phone was found smashed at the home of a friend of Zaw Lin's. Hannah, 23, and her friend David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the Thai island of Koh Tao. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. No one is immune.'. In September 2014, two European backpackers, Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found murdered on Sairee Beach on Thailand's island of Koh Tao. 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. [94] She suggested using identification wristbands for tourists to improve safety, but the idea was quickly scrapped. 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. She said that Hannah had originally planned to go to Europe or Australia before making a late decision to go to Thailand. and 'why do you care?'. [61], On July 10, the court ordered the DNA to be retested. 15:22 GMT 21 Oct 2014. 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. They say traces of at least one man's DNA has been found on Miss Witheridge's body. [11], An autopsy revealed that both victims were hit by a hard object resulting in head and face wounds. Hanspeter Suter 2014; 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. David Miller & Hannah Witheridge murdered on Thailand Island, Re: David Miller & Hannah Witheridge murdered on Thai Island, http://www.bestgore.com/murder/british- -raped-05/, http://www.bestgore.com/murder/british- -raped-01/, http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nationa 43997.html, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news es-4402767, http://www.mizzima.com/opinion/intervie to-his-son, Epstein's island: dubbed by locals as Pedophile Island and Orgy Island. (Pics), South Africans turn to Phnom Penh private investigator Declan Miller to get home. Their bodies were found on a beach on the island of Koh Tao last September. He was last night accused of smearing a murdered British backpacker to protect his countrys tourism industry. Typically you won't see crime scene pictures on there, especially ones this brutal. [67][21][68] The conviction was primarily guided by the DNA evidence,[67][69] and the court said it did not consider their confessions in making the judgement. Thai courts have rejected accusations of torture and ruled that DNA evidence linked the workers to the crime. On 15 September, the bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao, between 4 and 5am, a few hours after their deaths. We have some new leads but we dont have any new suspects.. 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". Speaking at the court, Mr Miller's father Ian said he and his wife Sue had come "with an open mind", adding that it had been an emotional time for the family. [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. 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. Miss Witheridge's family said "senseless" photos of the crime scene had added to their agony. The families of Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller are now returning to the UK. 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. 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. The Ultimate Cambodian Currency Guide 2022: RIEL. Miller had scratches on his back and water in his lungs indicating drowning. A police officer told the trial of the severe injuries Miss Witheridge suffered and evidence she had been raped. Cambodia Expats Online: Forum | News | Information | Blog, Cambodia's Most Popular Expat Community Forums: Breaking News | Blogs | Nightlife | Khmer Culture | Information | Living, Working & Moving to Cambodia, Post After the attack they swam to their boat and boasted to their colleagues. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.. I should add that I was not representing the accused men so I am not presenting arguments on their behalf in any lawyer/client relationship. "We'll go with the flow as much as we can. [1][31] Pornthip Rojanasunand, a Thai forensic scientist, testified at the trial that the crime scene was poorly managed. David's body is in the water in the picture captioned 'Photo of the resort' - just saying as I missed it several times when the pics first came online. 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. It was later revealed the couple in the images were not Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller. Hannah (pictured right with a friend on Koh Tao shortly before she died) was backpacking in Thailand while studying at the University of Essex to be a speech therapist. Last month it emerged that two Burmese migrants convicted of the murders faced execution after appeals against their conviction were thrown out. These illegal workers often reside with friends on the island, making it difficult to identify them. Ben Harrington 2012; The fact that there are a lot of people out there who still somehow defend them is even more unbelievable. [51], The prosecution also claimed the defendants entered the country in violation of the Immigration Act of 1979. [20] Both bodies were found semi-naked;[21] a pile of clothes was found nearby. No, what makes those pictures so terrifying is to know that many white Mississippians didn't see anything wrong with grown men torturing and killing a 13-year old black boy. She had no alcohol in her system. The ending of Netflix's Triptych explained, Khlo Kardashian is living her best life on TikTok, Period-proof activewear to stop the leakage fear, Harry and Meghan 'evicted' from Frogmore Cottage. 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. 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. 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. We won't comment on the trial process. [70] Wai Phyo was also convicted of theft for allegedly stealing a phone and sunglasses from Miller's body. 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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