Their bodies were found at 6am. The family has contested the police version of events. Police later say Miss Witheridge may not have been raped as first suggested following an autopsy on her body. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were found on a Koh Tao beach. Bernd's cousin Christina said: ''We cannot accept what the Thai authorities on the island are telling us. He had been dead about 10 days and had left to go snorkeling alone on November 8. "Life is too important to take seriously.". Ahead of Hannah's funeral on Friday, her family have released a heart-breaking statement. Supposedly these are the first crime scene photos ever taken. Her mother, Michele claimed that Elise used a fake name of 'Elise Dubuis' to check into the Triple B Bungalows next to Mae Head Pier on Koh Tao. Police recovered the body and took it to the neighboring island of Koh Phangan. Copyright The Student Room 2023 all rights reserved. There were no signs he was suicidal. They were arrested, confessed and given life sentences. The body had to be identified using dental records and previous X-rays. by potty Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:48 am, Post After weeks of investigations, Thai Police have arrested three Burmese man in relation to the murder of two British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge on the holiday island of Koh Tao.The Burmese migrant worker community is on high . Or is Koh Tao just unlucky for visitors or is there something more sinister happening on the beautiful Thai island and haven for Scuba divers? 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But, he said that most of these would have been present prior to his death, although he could not completely rule out the possibility that Nick had been attacked. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. DO NOT go in blind. Elise had been traveling around Asia for two years, and before her death had been living at a yoga and tantra retreat on Koh Phangan. PLEASE read up on the case first before looking for the leaked photos. Check r/crimescene - the two most disturbing on that was i) Little boy decapitated by his father in a murder suicide and ii) the British girl raped and murdered in Thailand. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. They still maintain their innocence, as they did throughout the trial. Me too :' ( she was almost unrecognizable. Pol Maj Gen Pornchai Sutheerakhun, director of the Institute of Forensic Science at Police General Hospital in Bangkok, said There were wounds around the neck due to the hanging and some non-fatal bruises in the head, and no drugs were found in the body. 'I didn't intend to insult or criticise anyone. The problem with TikToks Bold Glamour filter, Who has Dua Lipa dated? Hannah Witheridge & David Miller. Edit: ah, I didnt realise you said crime scene photos, these were photos taken at the funeral. by General Mackevili Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:12 am, Post 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 crime's brutality amid Koh Tao's insular, backpacker charm caused an international sensation and threatened to further weaken a tourist industry already reeling from the military coup of . The fact that there are a lot of people out there who still somehow defend them is even more unbelievable. Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. Need advertising? Could you please describe them? 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. He was last night accused of smearing a murdered British backpacker to protect his countrys tourism industry. I work in digital forensics so I've seen a ton of NSFL stuff and thought I was pretty numb. Doubts lingered over the conviction of two migrant Burmese workers for the rape and murders, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo (also known as Win Zaw Htun). Do you know this baby? 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 . Ten days after he went missing from Sairee Beach on Koh Tao, the body of Swiss tourist Hans Peter Suter, 44, was washed ashore at Talay Ngam beach in Lang Suan district of Chumphon province on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. They claim they did not receive an autopsy report and say his body was sent against their wishes to the same Bangkok hospital that carried out botched reports on the bodies of two Brits murdered on the same island in 2014. He said: The police are capable of little more than extracting fines from foreigners and they are in the palms of the local big families on the island.. 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. A CCTV video of a woman running near the scene is described but not released. But they have another dark side to them. 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 . But they were skeptical and he was fit and healthy at the time of his death. Five days since the . BBC's 1million star Zoe Ball, 52, lands big new payday for Abba show on ITV. The governor of the island said he had instructed the district chief to file criminal charges against the local online news outlet Samui Times in 2017 after it ran an article that questioned the police account of deaths and referred to Koh Tao as Death Island. RME8CHF9 - Mae Sot, Thailand. We admit that in the past, there was a mafia there that took advantage of tourists. His body was found at the beach at the Hillside Resort on Koh Tao, on January 1, 2014. Police say it could be of a witness to the double murder, a suspect or of Miss Witheridge herself. It's worth noting that his mother didn't just have an open casket at the funeral. "Our family have been further traumatised by reports that there are numerous unnecessary and senseless photographs circulating across the internet. Burmese migrant workers crossing the Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge in the bordertown Mae Sot, Thailand. It was just straight up sped that killed her. 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 killing. Hannah and a friend were spotted on CCTV walking down the main strip of Koh Tao towards Choppers bar at 7pm on Sunday. This could technically be counted as a crime scene as she was DUI but the aftermath of Nikki Catsouras (Porsche girl) crash is engrained on my brain forever. However, a lawyer for Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo told the BBC that the pair had not admitted their guilt when their death sentences were commuted. Later it transpires there is evidence of one man's DNA on the cigarette, and of two men in the victim's body. Andrew Rosindell, a member of the Commons foreign affairs committee, said: 'What is most worrying about these comments is the underlying implication about those who have been murdered that they have somehow brought it upon themselves.'. With crystal-clear waters, perfect sandy beaches, palm trees and great nightlife. Belgian backpacker Elise Dallemagne, 30, was found hanging from a tree on April 27, 2017. 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.. Police in Thailand investigating the murder of two British backpackers suspect they were killed by two fishermen who then fled in a boat as CCTV images showing the couples last fateful movements in Koh Tao came to light last night. She allowed Jet magazine to print pictures of his dead body. There were no signs of fighting or a struggle, nor were foreign objects or substances that could cause loss of consciousness found in the body.. Mr Miller was spotted shaking the hand of a local person dressed in a football shirt with the number 9 on the back of it. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Can women ever trust the Met Police again? Officers have taken the details of the fishing boats moored off the islands Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao. It is suggested David Miller was killed with a blunt piece of metal and not the rusty garden hoe first discovered at the scene and named as a murder weapon. Traumatizing. The fact that people e-mailed her family the photos while pretending to be Nikki was enough. Police believe that, just like in her murder, the two latest victims may have been killed by fishermen who swam ashore in order to target foreigners. Hannah Witheridge was seen walking through Koh Tao with a group of friends - all of whom are thought to be British - just hours before being brutally murdered, The 23-year-old is thought to have been out with two girls and two boys after Mr Miller returned to his hotel room at around 1am, David Miller was seen separately from different cameras. September 16: DNA samples taken from the scene do not match those of any of a reported 12 suspects. The men who killed Till were not mentally ill and they were not penalized or ostracized for their actions. Thailand's prime minister today apologised for suggesting tourists in bikinis made themselves more vulnerable - comments which provoked outrage around the world. Aran Klaewklong, a security guard from Big Blue Diving shop, told police he found a mobile phone, clothes, a hotel key, shoes and an ID on the beach at 1.30 am during a beach patrol. Laura Daniels, 30, died in hospital on Monday just five years and one day after her sister Hannah, 23, and fellow traveller David Miller, 24, were murdered on a beach in Thailand. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The last pictures - on night backpackers beaten to death: New CCTV revealed as Thai police investigate copycat killing theory. Hannah was also raped in the attack. They were arrested and tried and identified by Till's uncle. Hannah was raped before she was killed. This is not for the faint hearted but as you are studying the subject, Im sure you will be fine. It's GRAYGATE! Police Commissioner General Somyot Poompanmoung said: We still dont know who did it and the killers are still on the loose. Posts on social media said Dallemagne had booked a ticket to Chumphon province, on the mainland, and that her luggage arrived after her death, raising questions of her intentions to take her own life. Six of those have since left and police colonel Kitthanes Thananunthawisin, of the Marine Police Divisions sub-division 6, said he had the names of all the boats and they were being recalled. 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. Yikes. "Time makes the pain of this horrendous tragedy no easier to bear," they write. 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. oof. Hannah's funeral will take place on Friday I'm not even following that rabbit hole because all I had to read was Porsche Girl, I've seen it before and it's bad Just to clarifyshe was NOT a dui. He had recently returned to the island after building up a motorbike rental business. It covers an area of about 21 km2. At 7.47pm David and his friend Chris Ware were filmed walking towards the bar. To think that the scum who tortured and murdered a child got off and were able to brag about it later is just unbelievable. Lining people along the beach, they measured their feet in order to make a comparison to footprints left in the sand near the murdered Brits' bodies. I click the link and it just gives me the wow such empty message. The family said a funeral on Friday would be a private party to celebrate her life. We beg that Hannah and David are afforded privacy and dignity through the removal of these pointless and insensitive reminders. An inquest had been held in 2014 as his death was being treated as suspicious. Friends and family remain suspicious of the police investigation and the insistence that Dimitri committed suicide, especially as his hands were tied behind his back. Interactive map reveals when you may see SNOW, Kate Garraway reveals Derek's heartbreaking words when they thought he had just minutes left to live. Thailand beach murders: Hannah Witheridge's family beg for removal of graphic crime scene images circulating online Photos showing the battered bodies of Hannah, 23, and David Miller, 24, emerged . Oh Yes, this one is gruesome . The following morning the family raised the alarm when Nick failed to answer the door. Police concluded she wanted to break a deep-diving record at more than 24 meters. So sad though! Bernd had also recently separated from his wife, Oey, a Koh Tao native, with whom he had a seven-year-old daughter, Bene, who had been living for the last two years with his sister, Monica, in Germany. I stumbled across these once a few years ago and I really wish I hadn't seen them. Today I was contacted by the son of Dave Tarnowski. Alexandr Bucspun, 33, from Moldova, was found dead in the sea off Had Sai Ree on Koh Tao on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. What do you wish you could do within walking distance of your home? Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. The economy of the island is almost exclusively centered on tourism, especially scuba diving. Pathologist Dr. Michael Biggs told the hearing that there were many injuries on Nick's body, including to the head, limbs, and face. Probably the links to those photos on other sites also. The police quickly closed the inquiry, stating that he had drowned whilst swimming. International experts criticized the DNA testing done by the hospital at the time with claims that samples were tampered with in order to falsely incriminate two Burmese workers. While Thai police are still investigating their deaths (the Burmese migrant workers, Zaw Lin and Win Zaq Htun, both 21, who previously confessed have now withdrawn their confessions) shocking photos of the backpackers' bodies are now circulating online, leaving their loved ones understandably horrified and disgusted. 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