Details emerge of THREE more 'murdered' women stuffed in suitcases near Aussie killer's teen victim
Details have emerged of three more women who are believed to have been murdered and dumped in suitcases close to the scene of Aussie Simon Carman's teen victim.
In September last year, a half-naked dead woman was found stuffed in a chained and padlocked suitcase floating at the Khlong Bang Phai Reservoir in Chonburi. The case was weighted down with dumbbells.
The stretch of water - seen in the video - is just five miles from Jomtien Beach in Pattaya, where Carman picked up Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, before choking her to death. The killer of the lady in the black suitcase has never been found, and she is yet to be identified, although officers believe she was a sex worker.
Earlier in the year, the skeletal remains of a woman believed to have been murdered were found inside a red suitcase on Highway No. 331 in the Huay Yai district of Pattaya on Saturday, January 11. The scene was around seven miles from Carman's hotel, where he killed the teenager.
Shockingly, in February last year, police in the Ban Chang district of Rayong were alerted by a local fisherman to a suspicious suitcase dumped in a large overgrown pond. Inside, they found the decomposing naked body of a woman, around 30 years old, with dyed blonde hair and a breast augmentation. She had been dead for at least five days.
None of the women has been identified, and their suspected killers have never been found. The cases remain unsolved.
Police have not connected the cases to Carman and there is no suggestion he is involved. They said today that, unlike Tunchanok, there were 'no signs the other women had been attacked before they died'
Colonel Arthit Yakaew said: ‘Based on the available evidence, we do not believe this case is related to the Pattaya murder of a 17-year-old girl committed by an Australian man. The two cases have different characteristics. In this case, the victim clearly showed signs of being assaulted, whereas there were no such signs in the other cases.
'At this point, there is no evidence linking any individual to the cases and the victims have not been identified.'
Locals said the number of cases raises concerns for the safety of women in the area, which is known for its high crime and sex industry.
Carman was arrested at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok last Friday as he tried to flee the country. Officers said that when Carman was shown the evidence, he confessed to killing Tunchanok.
They were seen walking away together from Jomtien Beach hand-in-hand before arriving at his nearby hotel. But Simon claims that Tunchanok then made excuses to leave while demanding 500 baht (11.35 GBP / 21.72 AUD).
He claims she produced a knife and in the struggle, he choked her to death while trying to defend himself. He then put her body in a suitcase and dumped it alongside a nearby railway line.
He is to be charged with ‘intentional homicide', which carries the death penalty.
In a break from police protocol, Aussie officials have intervened and banned Thai cops from taking Carman on a perp walk to re-enact the moment he dumped the body.
A police source said: 'We want to do that, so everyone can see what he did. But the Australian consulate is involved. They won't allow it. Carman also does not want to do it.'
Speaking softly, the Aussie allegedly told police: ‘I met her at the beach, took her back to my room. But when we were there, she had a phone call and said she couldn't stay.
‘She said she was on her period. She said she was leaving and wanted 500 baht for her time. I was going to give it to her, then she changed her mind and asked for more.
‘We started arguing and she pulled a knife. She held it against my throat. I tried to take if off, and we were fighting. I choked her wth my right hand while I was using my left hand to hold down her hand with the knife.
‘She went limp and stopped breathing. I stuffed her body into a suitcase and kept it in the bathroom for over a full day. I didn't know what to do so I put the case on my motorcycle and threw it by the railway tracks.
‘I want to apologise to the girl's family. I had no intention of killing her. It was self-defence.'
