Buy images; Sell images; Lightboxes; Police major general, Surachate Hakparn, said in an interview that the police have cracked down on crime syndicates on Koh Tao since the backpackers double killing. From: kohtao. Or is Koh Tao just unlucky for visitors or is there something more sinister happening on the beautiful Thai island and haven for Scuba divers? What's the least amount of exercise we can get away with? Koh Tao (also Ko Tao) - literally Turtle Island in the Chumphon Archipelago. Family still seeking justice feature in new documentary on death of DESPITE its flawless beaches and crystal seas, Thailand has earned a deadly reputation after 60 Brits died there between 2014 and 2016 alone. His body was found at the beach at the Hillside Resort on Koh Tao, on January 1, 2014. Suzanne Buchanan Exposes The Sinister Truth Behind "The Backpacker A Japanese high court approved Monday a posthumous retrial for a man who was convicted of murdering a 69-year-old woman in 1984 in western Japan, upholding a lower court's decision. View our online Press Pack. 7 Reasons to stay at Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli Most mainstream media provide only superficial accounts of what has been happening on the island and their published information is often inaccurate and understated the seriousness of the situation. [85][15][86] Prayut said that British and Burmese government representatives were "limited to observation" and had to "respect our processes". The police were under pressure to produce results quickly, which affected how they conducted their investigation. UK reporter Suzanne Buchanan has thoroughly investigated the cases alongside the deaths of Belgian Elise Dellemange, Swiss Hans Peter Suter and French Dimitri Povse -who also were also found dead under mysterious circumstances. THE BEST Rotherham Self-Guided Tours & Rentals (with Photos) Here are the names of some of the other outsiders who died on Koh Tao: Ian Jacobs 2000; Tony Witheridge bowed his head as bloody images of his daughter's body were shown on the third day of the trial of Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo. Thai police say the man on the left matches the one seen acting suspiciously on CCTV A Scottish man is being kept in protective custody in Thailand after a photo he took could identify the murderer. Silje Mathisen 2014; [50], An 18-day trial began on 8 July 2015 in the Koh Samui Provincial Court. Police: Burmese men confess to killing British tourists | CNN