March 2, 2017

Thailand Upholds Death Sentence for Burmese Men Over 2014 Murder of British Tourists

A Thai appeal court upheld the death sentence handed down to two Burmese migrant workers for the murder of two British backpackers on a holiday island in 2014, the two men’s lawyer said on Wednesday.

The bodies of backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found on a beach on Koh Tao island in September 2014. Police said Witheridge, 23, had been raped and bludgeoned to death and Miller, 24, had suffered blows to his head.

Thailand sentenced Burmese migrant workers Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun to death after convicting them of the crime on Dec. 24, 2015. (Courtesy of irrawaddy.com)

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