Friend of Thai teen allegedly murdered by Australian man went to his condo after reporting her missing

The friend of the 17-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Thailand reported her missing to police and then visited the condo of the Australian man charged over her death. Security footage images obtained by the Guardian shows the friend at the apartment of Simon Peter Carman. The footage is time stamped 1.49pm on Friday 26 June, although it is not clear whether the time stamp was added manually. Carman, 45, was charged on the weekend with the alleged murder of Thunchanok Donhomla , whose body was found in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya, on Thailand’s eastern gulf coast, in the early hours of Saturday. Carman has denied the charges. Pattaya city police began investigating on 26 June, when the friend reported Donhomla missing. The friend told police Donhomla had been hanging out with a foreigner, and had been gone for about 24 hours. Security footage images show the friend went to Carman’s apartment after reporting her missing. In one image Carman appears at the door of his apartment in Jomtien, a beachside area of Pattaya. Donhomla’s friend can be seen entering the condo. Map of Thailand A second image with a time stamp less than a minute later shows the friend in the apartment speaking with Carman. Images taken at 1.24pm that day show Carman’s apartment. The mattress appears to be stripped of bedding, while clothes appear in piles. Dishes are visible in the kitchen. Australian Simon Peter Carman in the custody of Thai police. …