Australian man pleads not guilty to Thai suitcase murder

Simon Peter Carman (fourth from left) was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he prepared to take a flight back to Australia. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (AFP): An Australian accused of murdering a teenage girl in Thailand and abandoning her body in a suitcase pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, citing self-defence.

Simon Peter Carman, 45, was arrested at a Bangkok airport in June as he prepared to take a flight back to Australia, after the 17-year-old victim's friend had reported her missing.

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西蒙·彼得·卡曼（左四）于六月在曼谷机场被捕，当时他正准备搭乘飞机返回澳大利亚。——图片：路透社

曼谷（法新社）：一名被控在泰国谋杀一名少女并将其尸体装在行李箱中遗弃的澳大利亚男子周五在法庭上拒不不认罪，理由是出于自卫。

45 岁的西蒙·彼得·卡曼 (Simon Peter Carman) 于 6 月在曼谷机场被捕，当时他正准备乘飞机返回澳大利亚。此前，这名 17 岁受害者的朋友报告她失踪了。

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