Australian man charged with murder after girl found dead in suitcase in Thailand - BBC News

The 17-year-old's body was found discarded near a railway track on Saturday, police say.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Simon Peter Carman was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in the early hours of Saturday, police said

An Australian man has been charged with murder after the body of a 17-year-old girl was found in a suitcase in Thailand, local and Australian media report.

Police in the coastal city of Pattaya said they had found the teenager "stuffed" in the bag, which had been discarded near a railway track, in the early hours of Saturday.

Thai police said they arrested Simon Peter Carman at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death as he was allegedly "preparing to flee the country".

He denies the charges, according to reports. In a message issued to the victim's family after his arrest, Carman said: "I feel bad for what happened to your daughter. It was out of my control."