Monday, September 15, 2014

Two British Tourists Found Battered to Death on Scenic Thai Beach

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BANGKOK — Two British tourists were found battered to death Monday on a beach on a scenic island in southern Thailand that is one of the country's most popular diving destinations.


Police described the two as a 23-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and a 24-year-old man from Jersey, Channel Islands. Their nearly naked bodies were discovered on Koh Tao, a small island in the Gulf of Thailand.


A bloodied hoe was found near the bodies and is believed to have been used as the murder weapon, police Col. Prachum Ruangthong said.


"The man was chopped in the back and on the side of his head, while the woman was chopped in her face," he said. "It's very gruesome." Read more...


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