According to the BBC, staff from the British embassy left for Koh Tao soon after the news broke of the murders. The names of the tourists were first announced in a Sky News tweet. Witheridge is a native of Great Yarmouth in the Southwest coast of England. Thai National police today charged two Myanmar men with murder and rape after they confessed to killing the pair, with AFP reporting their DNA matched traces at the crime scene on Koh Tao island. Feel so sorry for their families. Case over Hannah Witheridge and David Miller's deaths on Thai island He knew enough to pronounce the initial 'v' in the common English spelling of his name (Vajiralongkorn) as a 'w', but then he pronounced the 'j' as a Spanish 'h' (it's actually 'ch'). National Crime Agency Helped Get Two Men Sentenced To Death In Thailand And wasnt the English guy that was an initial suspect found with a blood stained guitar? Hannah Witheridge & David Miller: British backpackers murdered in Thailand 2014 : r/CrimeScene 5 yr. ago Posted by GoreGirl89 NSFW Hannah Witheridge & David Miller: British backpackers murdered in Thailand 2014 imgur This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast 329 42 42 comments Top [deleted] 5 yr. ago Murderers of Brit backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller to be The existence of two weapons has made us believe that there are at least two attackers, the deputy national police chief, Police General Somyot Pumpanmuang, told reporters Monday. The final photo of the pair looking happy and carefree, the couple appear to be with a large group of friends, enjoying their evening with drinks at a bar called Choppers. The names of the tourists were first announced in a Sky News tweet. "She would have gone on to make a significant difference to the lives of many people.". "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.". Thai king commutes death sentence for Myanmar men in British tourist "Sunshine Slayings" Hannah & David (TV Episode) - IMDb All in all, this case made me reconsider ever going to Thailand, if I ever thought of doing that. "We have the footage, but we never checked it," Police Colonel Cherdpong Chiewpreecha admitted in court, drawing gasps from those in attendance, Sky News reported. Agreed. Mrs. Daniels had been seriously ill, said the family statement confirming that she passed away on Sept. 16. Witheridge died from severe head wounds while Miller died from blows to the head and drowning, according to the Thai forensics department. The seemingly sluggish response was compounded by insensitive comments made by the coup-leading prime minister, Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who was forced into a rare public apology after suggesting women wearing bikinis could be more vulnerable to attack. The 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. McAnna, a busker well known on Koh Tao as Guitarman, took a photo of the Thais and uploaded it to the Internet, after which he began receiving death threats. Thais wouldnt do this pronounced a leading policeman, and officers started rounding up Burmese laborers for interrogation and DNA tests. Both were found dead early on the morning of September 15. Migrant workers convicted of murdering Hannah Witheridge and David Accused of murdering British tourists, Myanmar men Zaw Lin (right) and Win Zaw Htun have withdrawn their confession, that they now say was extracted through torture. The men alleged that they had been tortured by the police, and legal teams claimed that the evidence was . Press J to jump to the feed. The two Myanmar men, in helmets and handcuffs, charged in the killings, were made to take part in a re-enactment of the crime.Credit:Reuters. The influence of the king was on this occasion somewhat beneficial - they take the royal family so seriously that you can be sent to prison for writing even an oblique satire or parody of them. Instead, he told the court that the hoe was examined under a magnifying glass but investigators decided there were no viable fingerprints or DNA to collect, Sky News reported. Two Myanmar men accused of murdering two British holidaymakers David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, in Thailand will go on trial on Wednesday in a case that caused outrage in Britain and raised questions about the competence of the Thai police and the treatment of migrant labourers. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo - also known as Win Zaw Htun - were found guilty of the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and the murder of David Miller, 24, on December 24, 2015. The mother of murdered Norfolk backpacker Hannah Witheridge has spoken of her heartache of losing two daughters in five years. She really is a truly awful and unreliable person. 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. Mystery surrounds death of pregnant sister of murdered British wikipedia.en/Koh_Tao_murders.md at main chinapedia/wikipedia.en Hannah was also raped. Davids not that bad, but my god what they did to Hannah. The pain of this loss is indescribable and our family needs a lot of time and privacy during this excruciating time.. The death sentences of two men convicted of murdering two British backpackers in Thailand were upheld by the Supreme Court. Really sad that the victims pictures are in the internet like this. 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.. La Polica tailandesa detuvo a dos birmanos por el doble asesinato. Sue Witheridge gave evidence at the inquest into the death of. Asesinato es una palabra aterradora. Case 220: Hannah Witheridge & David Miller : r/Casefile The government has lowered its forecast for tourist arrivals this year to 25.9 million, down from an initial target of 28 million. , updated The investigation descended into the absurd when the Thai Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, commented on the killings by saying that only ugly women were safe wearing bikinis in Thailand. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. '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. The family of a British backpacker killed in Thailand have welcomed a decision to commute his murderers' death sentences to life in prison. --- Nar David Miller was her handsome friend from the Channel Islands. In a heartfelt statement read out by the coroner, her husband Lewis Daniels said: 'Laura was an incredible young lady who had so much desire to continue making the most of her life whilst having to deal with adversity very few people across the world will ever have to experience.'. Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, had been raped before being beaten to death while Miller, 24, from Jersey, had been violently attacked and abandoned to drown in the shallow waters of the island's. 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. "Sunshine Slayings" Hannah & David (Episodio de TV) - IMDb The case was upheld and taken to the Thai Supreme Court, the countrys last court of appeal. Brit David Miller was bludgeoned to death The terrifying incident happened just a year before David Miller and Hannah Witheridge died. She screams, he panics, so he hits her multiple times with the hoe to make her shut up - not rage as much as fear and desire to stop her screams. Yet, that case has also been disintegrating. Two of the suspects raped and killed Witheridge while another witnessed the murder, Thai police told the Bangkok Post. He said he simply did not believe the killer would have taken the boat. Around three weeks ago, on September 15, their bodies were found together . The testimony is just the latest in a long series of shocking setbacks that threaten to sink not only the case, but also the Thai criminal justice system. Casey just wanted to come up with his own pronunciation of the Thai locations, but they're no more incorrect than the widely-accepted English mispronunciations of the places. Or, for the IPA-inclined, '/k/ /taw/'. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were murdered on a Thai island in 2014 Both victims had been hit several times on the head; Witheridge had been raped, and Miller had been drowned. Rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge - The Student Room student Backpacker Hannah Witheridge was found dead in Thailand was raped by two men, while the other was followed before she was killed on September 15, 2014, Ko Tao, Ko Tao, Thailand.