They had been bludgeoned to death. Both families have revealed their struggle to come to terms with their tragic losses, and have remained hopeful throughout the investigation. On September 16, 2019 she was found unresponsive in hospital shortly after speaking to staff and was pronounced dead. Mr Miller's are planning a memorial bench. I also found that extremely weird it was brought up once and never again. The pair - who now face death by lethal injection - were even forced to re-enact the murders after their apparent confessions. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are perfect strangers who hail from coastal towns in the UK. Pictures of killed British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge and a message of support to their friends and families are displayed during special prayers at Koh Tao island on Sept. 18, 2014, Thailand's Increasingly Strange Strongman, What America's Richest Ski Town's Handling of COVID-19 Shows. Around three weeks ago, on September 15, their bodies were found together on a beach on Koh Tao island. Laura Daniels, 30, died five years after her sister Hannah, 23, was killed on Koh Tao with David Miller of Jersey. 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. By Lt Gen Panya, appointed assistant national police chief earlier this week authorities had arrested three immigrant migrant workers. Powered by. The trial is expected to conclude this month. While police ruled out foul play, Nick's family, who say officers did not investigate a single witness, believe he was murdered. "DNA and forensics evidence relied on to convict Zaw Law and Wai Phyo, and sentence them to death in the Koh Tao murder case was fundamentally flawed and unreliable in terms of international standards.". "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. Two Burmese men are on trial for their murders. Hannah Witheridge & David Miller: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. It's one thing to say they never expressed suicidal thoughts previously but even in this episode the one parent said something like "they didnt express any suicidal thoughts in the last conversation I had with them" which is normal for people that end up committing suicide. Noted. The problem is all the distractions, Quaglia tells TIME. Beach cleaners discovered the. We have discussed it with hotel operators and they are willing to do it, he said. "She would have gone on to make a significant difference to the lives of many people.". Human Rights Watch at the time called the verdict 'profoundly disturbing', citing the defendants' accusations of police torture that were never investigated and questionable DNA evidence linking them to the crime. We are not challenging judgment. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge 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. Grieving: Hannah Witheridge's family at the headquarters of the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok last year.Credit:Reuters. Beware. Witheridge died from severe head wounds while Miller died from blows to the head and drowning, according to the Thai forensics department. That's not how being suicidal works! Oh I found out about this case while in Myanmar, where there is a great deal of sympathy for the men they convicted. 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. Critics, particularly those from the British media, have accused Thai authorities of bungling the investigation in the three weeks since the murders by chasing the wrong leads and failing to lock down the island in the hours following the killing. 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. The bodies of Ms Witheridge, 23, and Mr Miller, 24, were found on the island of Koh Tao in September 2014 with severe head injuries. 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 A baby girl has died in tragic circumstances on a family holiday, after ingesting drugs her parents believe were left out in an Airbnb. Burmese bar workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were found guilty of murder in 2015. From the beginning, there were signs that the investigation was in trouble. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. We have to look into the behavior of the other party [Witheridge and Miller] too, he said. Witheridge is a native of Great Yarmouth in the Southwest coast of England. Doubts about the case against the migrants - and the underlying mystery of who killed the tourists - have only deepened since the trial began in early July. I here to deliver the same warning. 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. Historic ocean treaty agreed after decade of talks, China looks at reforms to deepen Xi's control, Inside the enclave surrounded by pro-Russia forces, 'The nurses wanted me to feel guilty about my abortion, From Afghan TV fame to a US factory floor. The sister of a British backpacker murdered in Thailand died in a 'double tragedy' while nine weeks pregnant, an inquest has heard. This was the first Casefile that Ive really questioned their research. Blood spatters were not tested, he admitted. In a statement they said a memorial was planned near Plemont Bay on the north coast of Jersey later this month. The mother of murdered Norfolk backpacker Hannah Witheridge has spoken of her heartache of losing two daughters in five years. With Jovelle Balani, Byron Charnonneau, Alexandra Chubaty Boychuk, Daniel Cifuentes. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 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. 2023 BBC. The thing that struck me about this episode was the guitar. This is the first time Ive really questioned the research in Casefile. 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. Magazines, Digital View our online Press Pack. Thai police initially blamed Burmese migrant workers (favorite targets, in the words of Paul Quaglia, a Bangkok-based risk analyst). 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. Both were found. The pair said they offered information to. 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. They still maintain their innocence, as they did throughout the trial. The defense appeals were exhausted in August and a royal pardon or commutation of the death sentence by the Thai king is the last chance for a pardon. Wearing helmets, bullet-proof vests and handcuffs, and wielding a dust bin instead of a hoe, the men demonstrated how they had supposedly killed the tourists. 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. Two weeks ago, Hannah Witheridge was raped. The BBC reports that police in the area believe the man has already escaped Koh Tao. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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. 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. Brit David Miller was bludgeoned to death The terrifying incident happened just a year before David Miller and Hannah Witheridge died. The area plays host to a weekly beach party on Sunday nights. This is a classy show with classy fans. It is still unclear what prompted the killings. But his mum believes he was mugged aswallet and watch were missing. Con Jovelle Balani, Byron Charnonneau, Alexandra Chubaty Boychuk, Daniel Cifuentes. .06. Coming just four months after a coup had installed a military junta in power, the case quickly became a litmus test of the new government's commitment to fighting crime. The exact area where there bodies were found was the village of Hat Sat Ri. - Listen to Case 236: Sophie Lionnet by Casefile True Crime instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. They lost their appeal in 2017. 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. In March 2015 Russian touristValentina Novozhyonova, 23,vanished from her hostel on Koh Tao in mid-February - sparking a police search. Sue Witheridge gave evidence at the inquest into the death of. Hannah Witheridge, a backpacker who was murdered in Thailand, The family of Hannah Witheridge, has had their hearts broken by the second death of her sister who died in hospital, Laura Daniels. "But in the end the truth has been revealed," the couple added. Bricklayer Luke Miller was found at the bottom of a swimming pool at the Sunset Bar at Sairee Beach in January 2016. "They're pleading with the Burmese government to look into the case and find out the truth," he added. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both 22, initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they had been tortured. A post-mortem examination was unable to determine a cause of death for Mrs Daniels, a paediatric nurse who lived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. So sad to hear that young man murdered in Thailand was Jerseyman David Miller. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller have been named as the two tourists who chopped up by a hoe in Thailand. 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. A UK autopsy later discovered Ben died of a transected aorta a rupture of the bodys largest artery rather than a broken neck. Yeh I made the same mistake and I feel a bit sick now. Laura was being treated at the hospital. An autopsy examination showed that Ms. Witheridge had been raped. Then, just a few days later, a lawyer for the men insisted that the confession was false: the police had beaten it out of them. 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. Sun 23 Nov 2014 10.54 EST Last modified on Wed 29 Nov 2017 23.45 EST. All in all, this case made me reconsider ever going to Thailand, if I ever thought of doing that. We are confident that these people will be caught now or later.. . According to the Burmese suspects it was stolen from them while swimming. Post-mortems found that Hannah had died from head wounds, while engineering student Mr Miller suffered severe blows to his head and drowned. It only emerged in recent days that Witheridge, a speech therapy student from England, was brutally raped before her death. It means Myanmar people suffer a lot of discrimination and are generally treated as work chattel, and so it seems very easy for Thai authorities to pin crimes on them. Belgian backpackerElise Dallemagne, 30, was found hanged in the hillson the island on April 28, 2017. Davids not that bad, but my god what they did to Hannah. Miss Witheridge's family paid tribute to their "beautiful Hannah". The legal team defending the two men also said the evidence collected by police was unreliable and not in accordance with internationally accepted standards. Laura Daniels, 30, died in hospital on Monday just five years and one day. The family of a British backpacker killed in Thailand have welcomed a decision to commute his murderers' death sentences to life in prison. Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September last year. Finally, police appeared to have found their footing when they arrested two 22-year-old migrants from Myanmar who, police claimed, had confessed to the crimes. The police are getting a lot of not only domestic media coverage but also international, and are under pressure to make statements about progress.. Hannah was also raped. Two of the suspects raped and killed Witheridge while another witnessed the murder, Thai police told the Bangkok Post. German Bernd Grotsch, 47, was found dead at his home deep in the jungle in the Mae Haad part of Koh Tao. He may have been protecting fellow victim Hannah Witheridge. The family said it had brought to a close a "lengthy and disturbing period" where activists on social media had attempted to influence justice in Thailand and public opinion elsewhere. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. They also alleged that the evidence was misused by the police and that the couples confessions were the result of systematic harassment by immigrants in the region. One of the things I like most about Casefile fans is the respect given to the victims and their families, which is not always the case with true crime fans. 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 pain of this loss is indescribable and our family needs a lot of time and privacy during this excruciating time.. Maybe I missed it but I dont think the fate of the guitar was addressed? GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The decree released Friday said the royal pardons were granted to mark the kings birthday on July 28 and to illustrate the kings clemency.. 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 case was upheld and taken to the Thai Supreme Court, the countrys last court of appeal. The University of Essex student and her male compatriot David Miller, formerly of University of Leeds, were subsequently murdered. October 9, 2014 - 8:57AM. dtao' (the ? On a human level, it's understandable why they would have these feelings considering the grief and emotional pain they've gone through, but at the same time, judges, juries, and prisons exist for a reason. Killed in Thailand: British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. Hannah Witheridge was a beautiful blonde from eastern England. , updated Really sad that the victims pictures are in the internet like this. Or, for the IPA-inclined, '/k/ /taw/'. Under the scheme hotels will distribute the wristbands to new arrivals. Disturbing online photos leave family of backpacker Hannah Witheridge disgusted By Sophie Goddard 9 Oct 2014 Rex Features Last month, the tragic revelation that backpackers Hannah. In a statement, Miss Witheridge's family said their daughter had been "taken from us in the most horrific way possible" and learning of her death had been an "indescribably impossible time". Yep and the fact that he straight up fucked off out the country for fear of persecution from locals. 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But there were also fears the. La Polica tailandesa detuvo a dos birmanos por el doble asesinato. A royal commutation does not require an admission of guilt, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok. Sometime deep into the night, the friends wandered off, perhaps headed back to their bungalow resort nearby. Koh Tao is actually pronounced 'kaw? The two Myanmar men, in helmets and handcuffs, charged in the killings, were made to take part in a re-enactment of the crime. with a blow to the head and water in his lungs, a British friend of hers as a person of interest, initially saying that it was lost or "used up". Burmese bar workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were found guilty of murder in 2015. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. But given all the other weird deaths and rumours of coverups etc. The men have been charged with the murder of both Britons -- a charge which carries the death penalty. The bodies of Miss Witheridge and 24-year-old David Miller, from Jersey, were found on the resort island of Koh Tao in 2014. Mr Miller's family said their "daily thoughts" were still with their son a year after his death, adding he was "a unique and wonderful man". I wish true crime media would stop using this reasoning altogether. Win Zaw Htun and his friend Zaw Lin, both 21, are in both the Koh Samui jail and the spotlight of a gruesome crime case, although practically no one believes they really brutally murdered English tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller last month on nearby Koh Tao. Shady. With no DNA evidence and a contested confession, the case appears to be collapsing. A lot of the pictures were actually by some cleaners before the police even came. Fact is scarier than fiction A community following Casefile: True Crime Podcast! ago This episode has been added to the Casefile Spreadsheet. I kept thinking the episode was going to circle back around to this aspect but it never did. His family accused the Thai police of a cover-up. Both were found dead early on the morning of September 15. DNA tests on a cigarette butt found at the scene have now cleared the former. 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. Another one that personally gets me a lot is when relatives express vengeful feelings, saying how it would be righteous for their loved one's killer to have done to them all the heinous things they did to their loved ones or how they should be allowed the liberty to be with them privately one-on-one and do whatever they want with them. Magazines, Or create a free account to access more articles, What the Murder of Two British Tourists Tells Us About Thailand's Dark Side. Thai police believe that Hannah may have turned down the advances of a local man after reports emerged that the pair were seen arguing with an alleged gangster in a bar. A bloodstained garden hoe, which is thought to be the murder weapon, was discovered nearby, AFP reported. On Sept. 15, one of the occupants of that same room A5, Hannah Witheridge, was found bludgeoned to death in their midst alongside fellow British tourist David Miller, just a short stumble. Hannah Witheridge and David Miller have been named as the two tourists who chopped up by a hoe in Thailand. Cruise staffer fired after shock bathroom act. vanished from her hostel on Koh Tao in mid-February - sparking a police search, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). To use auto build you need to . With tourism critical to Thailand's economy, police. Jacob Thorburn For Mailonline, 'You lose one daughter, you don't expect to lose another': Mother of murdered British backpacker Hannah Witheridge, 23, tells of heartache after her other daughter, 30, dies in hospital while pregnant, Risking their lives for a tan: Sunbathers are pictured lying feet from scene of major rock fall that hit the beach over the weekend, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, TN residents say Jack Daniel's distillery spews black mold, Incredible footage of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russians in Bakhmut, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Good episode, but infuriating for the same reasons as many others. First, Thai police admitted in court that they never bothered to check CCTV footage of a boat leaving from a nearby pier just an hour after the killings. Despite claims of a fall, he had no broken bones. "We're confident we have a very high chance of finding the suspects," the senior police officer said. The island is known as a haven for scuba divers. 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. The two workers, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, were sentenced to death for the murder of David Miller and the murder and rape of Hannah Witheridge, whose bodies were discovered on a beach on the popular tourist island of Koh Tao in September 2014. The murders on Koh Tao, a laid-back haven for divers, sullied Thailand's image in the tourism industry, which accounts for about 10 per cent of the country's economy. Hannah Witheridge, from Hemsby, and David Miller, from Jersey, were found dead last September, David Miller's family released a new photograph of their son one year after his death in Thailand, Wai Phyo and Zaw Lin deny the murders of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller, Harry: I always felt different to rest of family, Chris Rock talks Oscars slap in live Netflix show, Everything Everywhere wins big ahead of Oscars, PM to end asylum claims from small boat arrivals, Mbappe breaks PSG goal record in win over Nantes, Street fighting in Bakhmut but Russia not in control, US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court. Press J to jump to the feed. He said he simply did not believe the killer would have taken the boat. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital Also, ugly people are safe in Thailand but Burmese people are not. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Feel so sorry for their families. Having backpacked a few parts of South-East Asia (tho not Thailand), theres def a dark underbelly to some of these tourist paradise places that is palpable and unsettling.. and that came through in the storytelling of the episode. Agreed. All Rights Reserved. The police commissioner for the island of Koh Tao, Lieutenant General Panya Mamen, told the Bangkok Post: Two of the suspects raped and killed Witheridge, the other witnessed the murder. Seriously though, all I can hear is kachow. Whilst I dont believe the correct murderers were charged, please do not quote the woman who wrote the book. Thailand receives over 20 million tourists each year, drawn by the pearl-white beaches, stunning temples and sumptuous food. Not sure how I feel about the guilt of the 2 people charged. These two kindred spirits meet for the first time on the . Both had been in Thailand since August and had met just hours before their deaths. 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. 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. Next, suspicion turned to a pair of Thai men that Sean McAnna, a 25-year-old Scottish friend of Millers, claims to have witnessed molesting Witheridge on the night before she was killed an altercation from which she was apparently rescued by Miller. They were in their early 20s and holidaying together on the tiny tropical island of Koh Tao, a backpacker's paradise off the coast of Thailand. Beach cleaners discovered the Britons naked bodies 20 m apart by rocks on idyllic Sairee Beach on Sept. 15. They lost an appeal in 2017. The two were said to have been backpackers going through the tiny island of Koh Tao. The popular holiday spot has been dubbed 'death island' after a string of tourists died in shocking circumstances while holidaying there. A cruise employee has had his contract terminated after he was allegedly seen filming women from a female bathroom. Mr Miller was found four metres away, face up, with a blow to the head and water in his lungs. On Friday, a Thai forensic expert said that DNA evidence from the supposed murder weapon did not match that of the accused. Thailands image as a tourist paradise has been badly damaged by the brutal murders. --- Nar Please note: Starting with Case 200, we are using a new Casefile Ratings Form (200-). "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.". Hannah Witheridge was a college student at the University of Essex and lived there, according to her Facebook page. The main suspect in the crime is a fellow British backpacker, according to The Guardian. Sky News reports that Miller was chopped in the back and the side of his head, Witheridges injuries were to her head. Roblox Blox Fruits Script Pastebin Hacks - GUI 2022. "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. He added: 'Life was never going to be easy or the same again, we shared difficult times but we found happiness together.'. Hannah & David: Dirigido por John Barnard. THANK YOU. The murders of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, occurred in the early hours of the morning after they left AC Bar. By the time dawn broke over Koh Tao, the beach had been transformed into a bloodbath. They werent trained for this. David Miller was her handsome friend from the Channel Islands. 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.