Simon Carman in Thai prison accused of murdering 17-year-old
Australian Simon Carman faces murder charges in Thailand; he pleads guilty only to concealing the body.
Simon Carman, a 45-year-old from Perth, is held in Pattaya remand prison on murder charges. Carman is accused of killing Tunchanok Donhomla, a 17-year-old local known as Cake, in June 2026.
Tunchanok died from suffocation and brain injury, according to an autopsy. Carman pleaded guilty to concealing the body but denies murdering her.
According to Carman, the teenager followed him home and threatened him with a knife during a struggle. Before his arrest, Carman maintained a routine of Sunday roasts at The Welcome Inn, a British pub in Pattaya.
Videos posted by friends show Carman at the pub, with his last recorded meal just three weeks before the alleged murder.
- Simon Carman, 45, from Perth
- Who is accused
- June 2026
- When
- Pattaya remand prison
- Where held
Why it mattersHigh-profile case of an Australian citizen facing murder charges in a foreign legal system, closely watched at home.
AustraliaNo direct Australian legal impact, though the case draws Australian attention to Thai legal proceedings.
Corroborated byperthnow.com.au
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