Australian citizen Simon Peter Carman, 45, faces the death penalty or life imprisonment in Thailand after being accused of the brutal murder of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomle. Her naked and beaten body was found in a suitcase in June, and Carman has reportedly spoken for the first time, asking for release.

An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, has been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya after her body was found in a suitcase, with CCTV footage reportedly showing him with the suitcase.