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. Eight days later locals living near Tanote Bay found Elise's body after becoming suspicious of a monitor lizard going back and forth into the jungle. Alexandr Bucspun, 33, from Moldova, was found dead in the sea off Had Sai Ree on Koh Tao on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Copyright The Student Room 2023 all rights reserved. From the beginning, the Thai police had difficulty securing the crime scene. 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. It's GRAYGATE! The convictions were mired in controversy, with supporters of the two men arguing they had been framed because their initial confessions were made under duress. At least eleven European tourists have died or disappeared there since 2014 and it is now described as Death Island or Murder Island. How Boris Johnson's Partygate tormentor Sue Gray is now enmeshed in her own row - as it is DAN HODGES: This grubby Sue Gray recruitment annihilates all pretence that Sir Keir Starmer is a man of Matt Hancock discussed 'deploying' new virus variant to 'frighten the pants off everyone' as former Health 'So many dead. September 18: Police claim DNA from two men alongside that of Miss Witheridge has been discovered on a cigarette butt 50 yards from where the 23-year-old's body was found. Derby coroner Louise Pinder said there was not enough evidence to say how he died and recorded an open verdict. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6729031/thailand-koh-tao-island-dad-dead-mystery/, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-30546787, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/17/sister-murdered-backpacker-hannah-witheridge-dies-falling-gravely/, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-53797951, https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1282946/police-clarify-koh-tao-death-cases, https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1047575-death-island-riddle%C2%A0-koh-tao-mystery-deepens-as-%E2%80%98healthy%E2%80%99-dad-becomes-tenth-westerner-to-die-in-suspicious-circumstances/, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4680394/Haunting-final-image-Koh-Tao-backpacker-Thai-hang-suicide.html, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thailands-death-island-tourist-33-13399601, https://www.chiangraitimes.com/crime-chiang-rai-thailand/body-of-moldavian-tourist-found-dead-in-sea-off-the-island-koh-tao-sent-to-bangkok-for-thorough-autopsy/, https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/443983/suter-hanspeter-body-found-on-beach-in-chumphon-thailand, Koh Tao Murders, Suspicious Deaths, Fatal Accidents Tribute to 20 Foreigners Tony Lotus & 1Survivor, Tagged: Koh Tao - Death Island in Paradise, Cases on the Death Island of Koh Tao, nick pearson koh tao death, The coroner concluded there was not enough evidence to say where or how he met his death. Thailand beach murders: Hannah Witheridge's family beg for removal of Thailand is Cambodia's neighbor to the West, and this forum is dedicated to Thai news, stories, reviews, blogs, videos, Thai people and anything else related to the country. Frenchman, Dimitri Povse, 29, was found hanging from the beam of a rented house on January 1, 2015. Ahead of Hannah's funeral on Friday, her family have released a heart-breaking statement. Koh Tao Murders - Forensic Tales 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 . By Ben Ellery In Koh Tao, Thailand For Mail On Sunday, Published: 11:58 GMT, 20 September 2014 | Updated: 15:22 GMT, 21 October 2014. The Koh Tao murders involved the death of two British tourists in Thailand in 2014. "Life is too important to take seriously.". 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. They were acts of extreme barbarity. The Emmett Till case was one of the most disgusting miscarriages of justice in American history. Rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge - The Student Room Samples were taken from nine migrant workers and three foreigners including two brothers from Jersey who were friends of David Miller. Hannah Witheridge's family 'traumatised' by Thailand photos "Our family have been further traumatised by reports that there are numerous unnecessary and senseless photographs circulating across the internet. by Soi Dog Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:35 am, Post DO NOT go in blind. Miss Witheridge's family said "senseless" photos of the crime scene had added to . Controversially, Surat Thani governor Auaychai Innak dismissed as untrue some foreign news reports which claimed reptiles had eaten half of Dallemagne's body. The pictures, which News Corp . They say traces of at least one man's DNA has been found on Miss Witheridge's body. September 15: The semi-naked bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are discovered between 5am and 6am on Sairee Beach in Koh Tao on September 15. Rex Features. Nick Pearson, 25, was found floating in an island bay, at the foot of a 50ft drop by scuba divers in the sea after he disappeared following a night out with his family on New Year's Eve. I have never had the courage to look. After you reached Thailand and began your job I am certain that you would have explored Thailand and realized that what you saw in the streets and other parts of Thailand matches what was mentioned in the . Police recovered the body and took it to the neighboring island of Koh Phangan. 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. Copyright 2022 Cambodia Expats Online. Pol Lt Gen Thanate Pinmuangngam, acting chief of Police Region 8, said In the Dallemagne case, the cause of death was suffocation. "So for an hour the families of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller looked and listened as crime scene pictures were . 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). Earlier Thai Prime Minister said it girls wearing bikinis on the holiday island of Koh Tao were not safe unless they were ugly. But they were found innocent by an all white jury. Administratively it is a subdistrict (tambon) of Ko Pha-ngan District (amphoe) of Surat Thani Province. Their bodies were found at 6am. They think our country is beautiful and safe and they can do whatever they want, wear bikinis wherever they like, the prime minister said. Elise's mother Michele van Egten says she does not believe the Thai police's version of events amid fears authorities are working to suppress speculation about the many murders on the island. Revealed: The top 10 fastest-growing destinations for UK pensioners retiring overseas. Ill leave this post up anyway for anyone whos interested. Burmese migrant workers crossing the Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge in the bordertown Mae Sot, Thailand. Cosmopolitan participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Supposedly these are the first crime scene photos ever taken. Very gruesome, theres one photo of his parents looking at him in the coffin and I really cant imagine what they mustve felt knowing theyd lost their son, he was murdered for nothing, and the horrible thing they were looking at was him. Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey had been murdered on the holiday island of Koh Tao. You are the British Consulate in Thailand. It was just straight up sped that killed her. 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. The worst part is her face. Only if they are not beautiful. He later apologized, saying that he meant only that foreign visitors should be careful. Can they be safe in bikinis unless they are not beautiful?. Hannah witheridge murder Stock Photos and Images - Alamy She allowed Jet magazine to print pictures of his dead body. An unexplained fire that evening burned down three bamboo huts, including the one Elise had been staying in. It was later revealed the couple in the images were not Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller. They think our country is beautiful and is safe so they can do whatever they want, they can wear bikinis and walk everywhere. 5th Oct, 2014. 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Are there serial killers operating on the island, with their crimes apparently insufficiently investigated so that the tourist industry remains protected? Thai police efforts are blasted a 'joke' by residents as officials admit they are looking for 'multiple' suspects but do not know how many. Students Hannah and David had attended a beach party before slipping away together at around 1am on Monday. TSR Community Awards 2022 - VOTING NOW OPEN! 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. She was dedicated, ambitious and would have made an amazing difference to the lives of many families through her chosen career as a Speech and Language Therapist. 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. Nick's mother Tracy Pearson, told Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner's Court in the U.K., she had "a gut feeling there was foul play".