Man charged with murdering teen girl in Thailand could be connected to 2 unsolved deaths with eerie suitcase link: cops

Thai police are investigating whether an Australian man charged with murdering a 17-year-old girl could be connected to two unsolved deaths involving women whose bodies were also found in suitcases.Police stress there is currently no evidence linking 45-year-old Simon Peter Carman to the earlier cases, but say similarities in the crime scenes have prompted investigators to examine the possibility.Carman was charged over the weekend with the alleged murder of 17-year-old Thunchanok Donhomla, whose body was discovered inside a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya in the early hours of Saturday.Pattaya City Police Superintendent Colonel Anek Srathongyoo told The Guardian that detectives were looking into the two unsolved cases in neighbouring districts.“Although there was no evidence linking Simon Peter Carman to the cases in neighboring regions, they were investigating the possibility given the similarities between the cases,” he said.Investigators say the two unsolved cases occurred within the past two years and involved women whose bodies were also discovered inside suitcases.Those investigations proved more difficult because more time had elapsed between the victims’ deaths and the discovery of their bodies.Police believe both women worked in the region’s adult entertainment industry.Their bodies were found in the Huay Yai district, within the same province as Pattaya, and the Ban Chang district in the neighbouring province.Col Srathongyoo said he is working with police in both districts as the investigations fall outside his jurisdiction.Investigators have also established that Carman rented a condominium in Jomtien Beach for one year.Police say he entered Thailand on a tourist visa in December before later extending his stay.According to Col Srathongyoo, there is no record of Carman overstaying his visa or having a criminal history in Thailand.Wong condemns ‘horrific’ case, confirms consular assistanceMinister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has r...