That is the last time he is seen on camera. Mrs Witheridge, 61, said in a statement how the lives of her family had been 'changed forever' by her murder. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were found on a Koh Tao beach. What's he waiting for? We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Hannah Witheridge 2014; [74], The investigation was met with criticism by international media, human rights groups, and legal experts. by Soi Dog Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:35 am, Post [26][27] However, her clothes were not tested for DNA. Oil City, PA (16301) Today. A lot of expats have both lived and worked in Cambodia and Thailand, and this area is a place to discuss all aspects of life in Thailand and what's going on there. They believe she was murdered while trying to escape from a Buddhist cult. [85][15][86] Prayut said that British and Burmese government representatives were "limited to observation" and had to "respect our processes". [82][83] The UK government expressed concerns with the investigation, and summoned a Thai diplomat in London to discuss them. It is in these selfless acts of kindness that I see reason to keep putting one foot in front of the other.'. DeSantis won't say he's running. Hannah Witheridge & David Miller. GRAPHIC crime scene photos showing the corpses of English backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller have surfaced online, traumatising their families. Copyright 2022 Cambodia Expats Online. The men who killed Till were not mentally ill and they were not penalized or ostracized for their actions. 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? In 2012, 32-year-old Ben Harrington died in what Thai police said was a motorbike crash, but his parents said they became suspicious of the explanation when officers tried to cremate his body the following day. 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 In recent days there has been widespread speculation in Thailand that police have arrested the wrong men. To think that the scum who tortured and murdered a child got off and were able to brag about it later is just unbelievable. We won't comment on the trial process. geez why did montriwat in his old days sprint in his knickers through town, without shoes, at 4am of the murder night ? Jeffrey Epstein's island is becoming a tourist attraction in the Caribbean here's what the Wonder if anyone here can help. [1][96], Although tourist arrivals to Koh Tao dropped in the months immediately following the murders, there was little lasting effect on tourism to the island.[92]. [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." As of July last year, the total stood at ten. 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. The Koh Tao murders involved the death of two British tourists in Thailand in 2014. [80][81], The Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, said "[foreign female tourists] think our country is beautiful and safe and they can do whatever they want, wear bikinis wherever they like. Earlier Thai Prime Minister said it girls wearing bikinis on the holiday island of Koh Tao were not safe unless they were ugly. Today I was contacted by the son of Dave Tarnowski. The court has now been told that vital DNA evidence cannot be retested. In a speech broadcast live on Thai TV yesterday, he said: There are always problems with tourist safety. September 20: Investigators now say there is no evidence to suggest Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were together on the day they died, with CCTV footage showing Mr Miller walking alone at around 1am. Silje Mathisen 2014; Their semi-naked bodies were discovered on the beach near rocks only 100 yards from the scene of the party. [33][34] Over 200 individuals on the island, many of them migrant workers, were tested in mass DNA testing. 2023 BBC. , updated After what must have been an incomprehensibly painful month for the families of Hannah and David, the fact that painfully graphic not to mention wholly unnecessary photos of their bodies are being shared online is difficult to understand, particularly given that questions are yet to be answered about what exactly lead to their deaths. The families of Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller are now returning to the UK. Students Hannah and David had attended a beach party before slipping away together at around 1am on Monday. "There has been lots of chit-chat on the internet. . Most mainstream media provide only superficial accounts of what has been happening on the island and their published information is often inaccurate and understated the seriousness of the situation. They were then recorded at 12.55am leaving, stopping in a convenience store for a toasted sandwich, before walking back to their bungalow. Their bodies were found at 6am. [15] Experts have considered the forensic investigation to have been incompetent, and to have possibly framed the suspects. 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. ", Mrs Miller said: "It's been hard, very hard. and 'why do you care?'. At 7.47pm David and his friend Chris Ware were filmed walking towards the bar. "[56] Attempts to appeal the sentence to the High Court in 2017 were unsuccessful. In an extraordinary outburst yesterday, General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha (right) suggested that only ugly tourists were safe when wearing beach wear. The men displayed no emotion as they listened intently to a translator while the verdict was read at a court in the province of Nonthaburi, just north of Bangkok, the capital. In September 2014, two European backpackers, Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found murdered on Sairee Beach on Thailand's island of Koh Tao. '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. Who's your favourite member of the royal family? [48], The guilty verdict resulted in widespread protests in Myanmar. said General Prayuth Chan-O-Cha in a televised speech. We'll be dignified for David. A pro-bono legal team defending the men has said evidence collected by police was unreliable and not in accordance with internationally accepted standards, arguing it should not have been used to convict them. David Miller 2014; The same year Russian tourist Valentina Novozhyonova , 23, vanished from her hostel along with her diving gear. Only if they are not beautiful." 9 Oct 2014. I have created a Facebook page and a YouTube channel dedicated to looking into tourist deaths on Koh Tao. They stated they were driven by a desire to rape the victim following sexual arousal when they saw the couple kissing on the beach. 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. Edit: ah, I didnt realise you said crime scene photos, these were photos taken at the funeral. [11][19] Several other suspects were also named, amid pressure to produce results, a new one every other day. They did not seal the island, contaminated the crime scene and now have allowed these boats to get away. 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 . 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. Following the murders, Koh Tao earned the nicknamed of 'death island' due to the number of western tourists who have died or gone missing there. After the attack they swam to their boat and boasted to their colleagues. [2] In 2014, the island had a population of around 5,000 locals. One of the men Mau Mau resided nearby. [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. Samyak Choudhary; and [46] The police then forced the suspects to re-enact the murder in front of media,[34] a move condemned by legal experts as prejudicing a fair hearing. oh my god the Thailand crime scene photos have honestly scarred me for life. 81 castielsbitch 5 yr. ago That's so strange, because honestly the body was the first thing I spotted. Traumatizing. I remember seeing the pics 12 years ago and being horrified but I kept going back to look again . There were originally over 10, but now we only have the 2. [6] Miller had just completed his undergraduate degree in civil and structural engineering at the University of Leeds and was starting a masters degree. 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. As we continue with our plans for our beautiful Hannah's 'party', our thoughts are with David Miller's family who are suffering the same indescribable agony. Typically you won't see crime scene pictures on there, especially ones this brutal. Ben Ellery In Koh Tao, Thailand For Mail On Sunday [71], A lawyer for the men, Nakhon Chomphuchat, said "we will appeal as soon as we can, we have just got a copy of the court's verdict. The fact that people e-mailed her family the photos while pretending to be Nikki was enough. The government of Thailand was concerned the murders might affect tourism to the island, with arrivals dropping in the months following the murders. Police major general, Surachate Hakparn, said in an interview that the police have cracked down on crime syndicates on Koh Tao since the backpackers' double . 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. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they write. The Emmett Till case was one of the most disgusting miscarriages of justice in American history. '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.'. 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. [7] Witheridge had completed undergraduate studies in education at the University of East Anglia and had started post-graduate studies in speech and language therapy at the University of Essex. I click the link and it just gives me the wow such empty message. [62] They were both also charged with entering the country illegally, to which Wai Phyo had already confessed. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. [1][31] Pornthip Rojanasunand, a Thai forensic scientist, testified at the trial that the crime scene was poorly managed. 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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. This is a terrific answer. A local Western businessman though, who did not want to be named, criticised the police for allowing the boats to leave. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 'I didn't intend to insult or criticise anyone. Police said that DNA semen samples taken from Hannahs body were from two men, both Asian. Police have, however, agreed to hand over the garden hoe which was the murder weapon, along with a shoe and a plastic bag. Could you please describe them? [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". Hanspeter Suter 2014; Mr Miller's body was discovered with severe head injuries several metres away, he said. Block of flats among this week's plans Block of flats among this week's plans, Four-bed cottage with amphitheatre style gardens is for sale for 745,000, Defence from Riley Peckham continues as he explains relationship with his father Defence from Riley Peckham continues as he explains relationship with his father, 'You stupid boy!' The family of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge has been hit by a fresh tragedy with the sudden death of her sister. Elise Dallemagne 2017; By We had one day on Koh Tao, it was really hard.". A British male, thought to have known the two, was named as a person of interested and hunted by police after allegedly fleeing the island on an early ferry for Bangkok. The two men deny murdering Miss Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey. An inquest into the death of Miss Witheridge which was held in Norwich in February 2016 heard how her family described her as 'a fun, vibrant and beautiful young woman'. *if you admit to regrets* which is the biggest of your life. 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