Thailand: Australian Simon Kerman killed a girl and hid her body in a suitcase

Local media reported this, adding that the man was detained based on CCTV footage of him entering a hotel in Pattaya with the victim. A few hours later, he left the hotel alone, carrying a large black suitcase, which was later found near the train tracks, about 10 minutes’ drive from the hotel where he was staying.

Kerman is suspected of murder, a crime punishable by life imprisonment or death in Thailand.