Thai Police Question Brothers Over Beach Murders

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 17 September 2014 | 20.14

Two British brothers are being questioned over the murders of two backpackers in Thailand as tests revealed more about how the victims died.

Chris Ware and his brother James, from Jersey, have been asked to stay in Thailand as experts wait for the results of DNA tests.

Chris Ware Chris Ware being interviewed by Thai police

The brothers - who have not been arrested - were questioned as forensic experts revealed that David Miller died from drowning and a blow to the head.

Hannah Witheridge died from a blow to the head. 

Pornchai Sutheerakune, head of the Thai Institute of Forensic Medicine, said Mr Miller also had wounds on his hand, indicating a struggle had taken place.

Sky's Jonathan Samuels, on Koh Tao, where the murders happened, said Chris Ware has been spoken to by police after he booked into a hotel at Bangkok airport.

Suspect seen on CCTV Police want to trace a man of Asian appearance caught on CCTV

It is the second time he has been questioned by officers.

He was initially questioned in the hours after the murders after officers were concerned about an injury to his arm.

Police were satisfied with Mr Ware's explanation and he was told he was free to go, but officers later caught up with him in Bangkok to speak to him again. 

"Once we receive the physical examination report, including a DNA test, we will be able to determine if he was involved in the incident," a police officer said.

Koh Tao island Koh Tao is one of Thailand's most popular backpacker islands

Samuels said James Ware had also spoken to police.

The semi-naked bodies of Mr Miller, 24, and 23-year-old Miss Witheridge were discovered on a beach early on Monday.

Police said the pair sustained horrific injuries, with both suffering deep wounds to the head and face.

A bloodstained garden hoe, believed to be the murder weapon, was found near to the bodies.

Samuels said it was understood Chris Ware was a friend of Mr Miller's.

File image of a beach on Koh Tao island, Thailand Police say there had been a beach party in the hours before the murders

"The focus of the investigation now appears to be another British backpacker," Samuels said.

"The current thinking is that this was a crime of passion rather than a robbery that went wrong." 

Dozens of police officers have been focusing their attention on the accommodation used by the victims, examining rooms and items found there for evidence.

Police are also focused on tracing a suspect - an Asian man - captured on grainy CCTV footage, shortly after the murders.

Friends and family pay tribute to British duo David Miller and Hannah Witheridge as CCTV points police to migrant workers. Tributes to Hannah have been posted online

It shows what appears to be a topless man who officers say was acting suspiciously as he left a beach party near the murder scene.

He is captured running past the security camera at 3.44am and is seen again an hour later walking down the same street.

In another image, Mr Miller, from Jersey, and Ms Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, are seen walking hand-in-hand after leaving a bar at around 1am.

It was taken hours before their bodies were discovered semi-naked on Sairee beach.

Brits killed on Koh Tao Police investigate the killings on the beach

More than 70 Thai police have been questioning migrant workers and tourists on the island, visiting hotels, bars, homes and businesses.

The families of both victims have paid tribute to them.

Ms Witheridge was described by her family as "a beautiful, intelligent, loving young woman who poured joy into the lives of all who knew her".

Mr Miller was a "hard-working, bright and conscientious" young man who would be "sorely, sorely missed", his family said.


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