Thailand shocked by murder of tourist in Phuket
PHUKET – Thailand’s Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat visited Phuket Sunday to ask police to speed up probe into the murder of a tourist on a popular beach here.
Weerasak asked police to brief him on the details of the attack on a Swedish female tourist.
Phuket police chief Pol Maj Gen Decha Butrnamphet reported that the Phuket Tourism Association has offered a substantial reward for information leading to the arrest of the murderer.
The body of Hanna Charlotta Backlund, 27, was found murdered on Mai Khao Beach,
“We have questioned many people, but no-one has reported being a witness to the crime, including her girl friend,†the local police chief said.
Hanna Charlotta was staying at Mai Khao Beach Bungalow resort with Emma Storman, who found Hanna’s body about 300 meters from the resort.
Police deputy superintendent Lt Col Payongsak Petchrod told the Phuket Gazette, “Hanna was very beautiful and she was sunbathing topless. Emma said that they normally sunbathed topless if there were no people around.
“There were many stab wounds on her neck, one on her back, one near her navel and both of her hands had been cut by something sharp. It’s possible those wounds came from her fighting her attacker,†Lt Col Payongsak said.
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