"Police are hunting for the person believed responsible for the death of a German woman at the full-moon rave on Kho Pha-ngan at the weekend.
"An investigation suggests she might have been raped and killed," Maj Pissanu Bia-kaew, a Tourist Police inspector, said. The tourist, in her late 30's and known only as Anstris, was found dead on a beach stripped from the waist up and showing clear bruises on her neck. Police believe she came to the island to enjoy the party on Saturday night, which attracted about 10,000 revellers.
Colonel Charoon U-chuparp, superintendent of Ko Pha-ngan Police Station, said local and tourist police were now trying to find the murderer. "We will bring the culprit to justice," he said. Charoon also expressed concern that the case would hurt Ko Pha-ngan's image and tourism industry."
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German tourist raped and murdered at Kho Pha-ngan
Started by DOLLY, Jan 12 2009 01:02 PM
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Posted 12 January 2009 - 08:09 PM
"A Thai tattoo artist confessed Monday that he strangled to death a female foreign tourist on Koh Phangan, a popular destination among backpackers. Tiwat Kasemchoke, 29, was taken in police custody Monday further investigation. His victim, 45-year-old Astrid Al-Assaad Schachmer, was found dead on Sunday with bruises around her neck and her body topless.
"She had humiliated me. She often told other foreigners that I had fallen for her and tried to rape her several times, which is not true," Tiwat claimed, "It's she who wanted to be in a relationship".
Police summoned Tiwat for questioning Sunday's night because the German tourist was last seen alive in his company.
"I'd planned to kill her. So, I invited her to a party at a shop where I've been working," Tiwat said, "Then, I suggested that we walked to a beach together. That's where I punched and strangled her".
The German tourist had stayed on Koh Phangan since December 10 last year. The island is famous for its fullmoon parties. She also spent her fourmonth vacation on this island in 2007.
Koh Phangan Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Charoon Uchuparp Monday said the tourist's body was already sent to the Royal Thai Police's Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok for an autopsy that will determine the exact cause of her death."
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"She had humiliated me. She often told other foreigners that I had fallen for her and tried to rape her several times, which is not true," Tiwat claimed, "It's she who wanted to be in a relationship".
Police summoned Tiwat for questioning Sunday's night because the German tourist was last seen alive in his company.
"I'd planned to kill her. So, I invited her to a party at a shop where I've been working," Tiwat said, "Then, I suggested that we walked to a beach together. That's where I punched and strangled her".
The German tourist had stayed on Koh Phangan since December 10 last year. The island is famous for its fullmoon parties. She also spent her fourmonth vacation on this island in 2007.
Koh Phangan Police Station superintendent Pol Colonel Charoon Uchuparp Monday said the tourist's body was already sent to the Royal Thai Police's Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok for an autopsy that will determine the exact cause of her death."
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