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02/10/2014
Burmese Worker Confesses To Killing Two British Backpackers
A Burmese worker has confessed to killing two British backpackers on a Thai beach, according to police.
Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were killed on Sairee beach on 15th September.
Post-mortem examinations showed Hannah died from severe head wounds, and David died from drowning and blows to the head.
A blood stained garden hoe which was found nearby is believed to have been the murder weapon.
Deputy national police chief Lieutenant General Jaktip Chaijinda said a man had confessed to the murders after three Burmese workers on the island of Koh Tao were detained for DNA testing.
The man who confessed to the murder has not yet been formerly arrested.
(CD)
Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were killed on Sairee beach on 15th September.
Post-mortem examinations showed Hannah died from severe head wounds, and David died from drowning and blows to the head.
A blood stained garden hoe which was found nearby is believed to have been the murder weapon.
Deputy national police chief Lieutenant General Jaktip Chaijinda said a man had confessed to the murders after three Burmese workers on the island of Koh Tao were detained for DNA testing.
The man who confessed to the murder has not yet been formerly arrested.
(CD)
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