Simon Peter Carman pleads guilty to hiding Thai teen Tunchanok Donhomla’s body, says he didn’t murder girl

Key points

• Australian man Simon Peter Carman, 45, has pleaded guilty to concealing the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Thailand but maintains he is innocent of murder. Police allege he killed her in June, hid her body in a suitcase and dumped it beside railway tracks near Pattaya.
• In court, Carman claimed the teen held a knife to his neck and that he only squeezed her jaw. Donhomla's family said they were grateful he denied murder and want him to face the harshest punishment.
• The trial is expected to run for several months.