Case 220: Hannah Witheridge & David Miller : r/Casefile Don't google the images either I just did bad idea. Speaking at the inquest, she said: 'Given the post-mortem findings it is very difficult indeed to come to any conclusion other than open and that is because no one knows quite why Laura died when she did. GUILTY - Thailand - David Miller, 24, & Hannah Witheridge - Websleuths 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. A royal commutation does not require an admission of guilt, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok. However, given the inconsistencies in the investigation, doubt is likely to remain no matter the verdict. . A quick scan of English-language news portals for the booming resort of Pattaya one of the countrys most popular destinations reveals a shocking litany of muggings, phone snatchings, shootings, stabbings, fatal car crashes, drownings, and more, all involving visitors. But his mum believes he was mugged aswallet and watch were missing. --- Nar Yeh I made the same mistake and I feel a bit sick now. Not to defend the police on Koh Tao, but they arent even a real police station just a outpost. Read about our approach to external linking. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are perfect strangers who hail from coastal towns in the UK. Credit: British Foreign Office That's when the killers pounced. "They said they didn't do it, that the Thai police beat them until they confessed to something they didn't do. "This tree was another tower of Jersey strength brought crashing down before its time," they said. 'No one knows' what caused the death of Laura Daniels, 30, of Norfolk, despite extensive investigations, her family was told at a hearing in Winchester, Hampshire on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination was unable to determine a cause of death for Mrs Daniels, a paediatric nurse who lived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. T he brutal murder of British tourists Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, on the Thai resort island of Koh Tao, has reverberated around the world. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. If anything happens to them we will then know their names, nationality and hotel, said Arnuparp Gaesornsuwan, director general of the Department of Tourism told AFP. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. Both victims had been hit several times on the head; Witheridge had been raped, and Miller had been drowned. Thailands tourist industry is already reeling from the effects of marital law. Con Jovelle Balani, Byron Charnonneau, Alexandra Chubaty Boychuk, Daniel Cifuentes. The island is known as a haven for scuba divers. In case they (tourists) get drunk and fall asleep on the beach we can bring them back to their hotels, Apichai Ti-armataya, commander of the Tourist Police told AFP. Since then, the case has perplexed police, devastated their families, and damaged the countrys tourism industry. Sister, 30, of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge dies We are saying that by giving them the death penalty, they will lose the opportunity to do something good with their lives, lawyer Nadthasiri Bergman said at the time. On Friday, Pornthip Rojanasunand, the head of Thailand's forensics institute, testified that DNA found on the hoe did not match that of the two accused men, the Telegraph reported. TWO men found guilty of murdering a pair of British backpackers in Thailand will be executed after their appeals were thrown out by the courts today. It is easy to see how/why the Thai police would want to pin this on them, but one part of their story that seemed odd to me was how they ended up with the cell phone. Both bodies were found lying on a beach, stripped naked and bloodied. However, no toxicology report was conducted. The sister of a British backpacker murdered in Thailand died in a 'double tragedy' while nine weeks pregnant, an inquest has heard. Killed in Thailand: British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. Police revealed that the two Thais had been interviewed but were released after refusing to provide DNA samples. Both were found. Later that month, graduate Christina Annesley, 23, was said to have died of natural causes after mixing antibiotics she was taking for a chest infection with alcohol. The police are getting a lot of not only domestic media coverage but also international, and are under pressure to make statements about progress.. Their sentences have been reviewed to commemorate King Vajiralongkorn's birthday and to show his "clemency". His family accused the Thai police of a cover-up. Edit: Just heard him pronounce the Thai king's name at the end of the episode. I kept thinking the episode was going to circle back around to this aspect but it never did. In a separate address, for which he has since apologized, he said that tourists think our country is beautiful and is safe so they can do whatever they want, they can wear bikinis and walk everywhere. The general even suggested that the only tourists who should feel safe in bikinis were those who were not beautiful.. 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. My bets are that it was someone belonging to the Thai mafia. Two Burmese workers were sentenced to death in 2015, after being found guilty of killing David Miller, 24, of Jersey, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, of Norfolk. The problem is all the distractions, Quaglia tells TIME. Her death while pregnant was a 'double tragedy', area coroner Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp said as she recorded an open conclusion. A summary of the appeal by the 'Koh Tao Two' against conviction and the death sentence for the murders of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller appears to totally demolish a sloppy prosecution case in the controversial trial in Thailand. Ms Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, hadbeen raped and bludgeoned to death while Mr Miller, 24, from Jersey, suffered shocking head injuries, according to police. Both were found dead early on the morning of September 15. The trial came following accusations Lin and Phyo, who were migrant workers on the island, were being used as scapegoats by desperate investigators. We are not going into their personal information its just the details they have to fill out on the immigration form already, he said. The trial of the two Burmese migrant workers was also plagued by accusations of human rights abuses. Forensics results released Wednesday show that Briton David Miller had water in his lungs when he and romantic partner Hannah Witheridge were brutally killed early Monday on Koh Tao in. By the time dawn broke over Koh Tao, the beach had been . "We hope that these two murderers will now spend a very, very long time in jail where they cannot harm other families and will have time to reflect on the consequences of their acts.". A bloodstained garden hoe, which is thought to be the murder weapon, was discovered nearby, AFP reported. A cruise employee has had his contract terminated after he was allegedly seen filming women from a female bathroom. The trial is expected to conclude this month. He has now apparently fled into hiding in fear for his life. I wish true crime media would stop using this reasoning altogether. ago This episode has been added to the Casefile Spreadsheet. Although there were signs of sexual activity, investigators have not ascertained whether Witheridge was raped. Witheridge and Miller are the two British tourists who were found dead after being chopped up on a Thailand beach. I also found that extremely weird it was brought up once and never again. "The death penalty sentence against the two accused and their conviction should be reversed and quashed," Andy Hall, an adviser to the two men's legal team, said ahead of their appeal. The two Myanmar nationals are charged with murder (of both tourists), gang rape (of Witheridge) and stealing, Prachum Ruangthong, police chief of neighbouring Koh Phangan island, told AFP. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. But there were also fears the. Case 236: Sophie Lionnet - Casefile True Crime - Podcast "The second roti seller has been on the stand and it's become very clear that he does not have much of grasp of Thai at all so we don't understand how he could have translated for police," Andy Hall, a British migrant rights advocate who is assisting the defence, told the newspaper. Beware. We urge anyone who can help these investigations to please assist the Royal Thai Police in solving these murders and bringing the culprits to justice. The Daily Telegraph reports that the two were seen leaving a bar at around 1 a.m. Sky News reports that Witheridge had been traveling with three friends. The pair were killed with a wooden hoe as they walked back to their hotel rooms late at night on a beach. She died at Southampton General Hospital on September 16, 2019 - five years after her sister Hannah Witheridge, then 23, was found beaten to death on a Thailand beach. The two were said to have been backpackers going through the tiny island of Koh Tao. What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Doesn't seem like the killers would have left that behind. The families of two British tourists murdered in Thailand have spoken of their "torturous pain" and "destroyed lives" one year on from the deaths. He said the plan would be rolled out soon on popular resort islands such as Koh Tao and Koh Phangan and also the tourist beach area of Pattaya. Brit David Miller was bludgeoned to death The terrifying incident happened just a year before David Miller and Hannah Witheridge died. Hannah, 23, and her friend David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the Thai island of Koh Tao. The two men were convicted and sentenced in 2015 and the verdict was upheld by an appeals court in 2017 and the Supreme Court in August 2019. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found on a beach on Koh Tao in September 2014. Thailand beach murders: Hannah Witheridge and David Miller may have argued in bar with gangsterBy Andy Lines KOH TAO: -- Police are also trying to trace a mystery western woman seen on CCTV running along the main street in the early hours on the night of the murdersMurdered British backpackers Ha. National Crime Agency Helped Get Two Men Sentenced To Death In Thailand I tend to want to see what the players look like after I am done listening, and some of the images that came up should just not be online. The murders of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, occurred in the early hours of the morning after they left AC Bar. ITV reports that the suspect may be a friend of either Witheridge or Miller. The authorities scoured its jungles for suspects as islanders blocked the ferry to prevent the murderers' escape. (Facebook). RIP, Christian May (@christianrmay) September 15, 2014. There is other evidence that points to these deaths being murders, but family members saying that the victims weren't suicidal is not it. The pair did not know each other before their holiday, but CCTV footage shows them leaving a bar together just hours before their battered bodies were discovered. Bystanders, including a TV reporter, were roped in to play the parts of the victims. Lin and Phyo initially confessed to the killings but then retracted their statements saying they were tortured. Thai authorities say IT manager Ben Harrington, 32, broke his neck when he crashed into an electricity pylon on a night-time moped ride on the island in August 2012. The inquest, which began last month and finished on Wednesday, heard that Mrs Daniels had a complex medical history and had undergone numerous surgeries and treatments at various hospitals over the years. Belgian backpackerElise Dallemagne, 30, was found hanged in the hillson the island on April 28, 2017. During the re-enactment, the two men wore flak jackets and motorcycle helmets as protection against angry residents, who fear the crime will damage tourism to the remote island. Thailand receives over 20 million tourists each year, drawn by the pearl-white beaches, stunning temples and sumptuous food. Sister of murdered backpacker Hannah Witheridge was pregnant when she And even Sairee was mispronounced. Given the handling of the case, its pretty clear that Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo definitely didnt do it. Blood spatters were not tested, he admitted. Shady. But the trial recently heard that a garden hoe alleged to have been used in the killings carried the DNA of two men, but there was no trace of either defendant.