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Middle-aged Aussie accused of killing teen Thai sex worker claims self-defense: ‘Out of my control’

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Downing, J. (2026, September 18). Middle-aged Aussie accused of killing teen Thai sex worker claims self-defense: ‘Out of my control’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/australian-accused-of-killing-thai-teen-stuffing-body-in-suitcase-claims-self-defense/

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Simon Peter Carman, a 45-year-old Australian man from Ballarat, has pleaded not guilty to charges including murder and concealing a body after being accused of killing 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya, Thailand. Carman claims he acted in self-defense when the teenager allegedly pulled out a knife during their encounter at his apartment. The victim’s body was found stuffed into a suitcase near railway tracks two days later. Authorities arrested Carman as he attempted to leave the country; he is currently awaiting trial without bail.

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Simon Peter Carman, a 45-year-old Australian truck driver from Perth's southern suburbs, appeared in Pattaya Provincial Court on September 16 to face charges for the alleged murder of Tunchanok Donhomla, a 17-year-old Thai teenager also known as "Cake." Carman pleaded not guilty to all four charges: intentional murder, concealing a body, and two sexual offenses involving a minor. The court denied his bail request due to concerns over flight risk.

Donhomla was last seen alive walking with Carman in the foyer of his condo complex on June 25 at about 3 AM. Her naked body was found stuffed into a black suitcase near railway tracks outside Pattaya two days later, less than 150 kilometers south of Bangkok. Police believe Donhomla died from suffocation.

Carman was arrested in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport just before boarding a Jetstar flight back to Perth on June 27. He claimed that the teen attacked him with a knife during an argument over money and he acted in self-defense, though prosecutors dispute this account. The next court appearance is set for October 12.

The case highlights concerns about sex tourism in Pattaya, a popular tourist destination known for its nightlife and beaches but also notorious for its sex trade.

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A 45-year-old Australian man accused of murdering a teen girl in Thailand and stuffing her naked body in a suitcase says he was forced to kill her in self-defense. asserted

he → accuse → defense

Ballarat-born Simon Peter Carman pleaded not guilty Friday to a raft of charges, including murder, after the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found crammed inside black luggage in the tourist enclave of Pattaya in June. asserted

body → bear → June

Carman picked up the teen for sex, strangled her in his Pattaya apartment, then went about his day as if nothing happened — all while texting another sex worker, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → pick → worker

The middle-aged Aussie denied the charges, which include concealing and moving a body, and abducting a minor for indecent purposes, the Pattaya Provincial Court said in a press release. asserted

Court → deny → release

He claims he acted in self-defense because she pulled a knife on him and did not know the girl’s real age. uncertain

she → claim → age

In a previously reported video message to Donhomla’s parents, Carman said he felt bad “for what happened” but that it was “out of my control. asserted

it → report → control

“I know you’ll be very sad, upset; same-same me,” he said in the bizarre message. asserted

he → know → message

They found the suitcase with Donhomla’s corpse in it dumped in waist-high grass near a railway track a short distance away from a beachfront two days after Carman allegedly strangled her. uncertain

Carman → find → her

Around the same time, cops grabbed Carman in Bangkok as he attempted to leave the country. asserted

he → grab → country

In a chilling twist, a sex worker claimed she was messaging with Carman while Donhomla’s body was hidden in his apartment. asserted

body → claim → apartment

“I’m so tired,” Carman texted her, according to 7News, “I’m going to go for a swim today.” uncertain

I → ’m → swim

The court deemed Carman a flight risk and denied bail, leaving him to await his fate in a jail cell. asserted

Carman → deem → cell

Sources have claimed that Carman “regularly” brought Thai women back to his apartment, occasionally asking them to “clean his room.” asserted

Carman → claim → room

“[Tunchanok] was the youngest, but they were all young,” a source told the Daily Telegraph. asserted

source → tell → Telegraph

Others at the apartment block claimed that young women visited the flat at least once a month and that Carman was “respectful” toward them. asserted

Carman → claim → them

The heartbroken family of Donhomla does not believe Carman’s claims of self-defense and are calling for the former truck driver and mechanic to be “executed.” uncertain

driver → believe → defense

“I told the police I want him executed. asserted

him → tell → police

As a mother, I don’t know what else to say. asserted

I → know → what

I just want him executed,” said Donhomla’s stepmother, Oradee Bussarakum. asserted

stepmother → want → ?

“I asked the police if I could hit him, if I could beat him,” she said. uncertain

she → ask → him

The police told me not to, that he would face the full consequences regardless.” asserted

he → tell → consequences

Middle-aged Aussie accused of killing teen Thai sex worker claims self-defense: ‘Out of my control’

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