[arista]

Thai police believe the pair were attacked with a hoe, which was found covered in blood near their naked bodies.


http://news.sky.com/story/1336026/br...thailand-beach



[The naked bodies of two British tourists who had apparently
been attacked with a hoe have been found on a beach.
The pair were found with head wounds on Koh Tao, an island
in Surat Thani province known for its diving sites and stunning beaches.
The victims' clothes and a hoe with blood stains were found nearby,
Colonel Prachum Ruangthong from Thailand's police force said.]



Evil Murders

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by arista

Thai police believe the pair were attacked with a hoe, which was found covered in blood near their naked bodies.


http://news.sky.com/story/1336026/br...thailand-beach



[The naked bodies of two British tourists who had apparently
been attacked with a hoe have been found on a beach.
The pair were found with head wounds on Koh Tao, an island
in Surat Thani province known for its diving sites and stunning beaches.
The victims' clothes and a hoe with blood stains were found nearby,
Colonel Prachum Ruangthong from Thailand's police force said.]



Evil Murders

OMG Thats horrific !

[arista]

It will effect Holidays there
as people pay 5 thousand pounds or more
to have a beach place



Its jut not safe

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by arista

It will effect Holidays there
as people pay 5 thousand pounds or more
to have a beach place



Its jut not safe

Rubbish. It's still by far safer than most places in the world. You have more chance of being attacked in the UK.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Rubbish. It's still by far safer than most places in the world. You have more chance of being attacked in the UK.

the UK has a higher murder rate than Thailand? I didn't know that.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the UK has a higher murder rate than Thailand? I didn't know that.

Well that's because it's NONSENNSSEEE...

*ahem*

Having quickly looked it up, Thailand has a murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people whilst the UK has a murder rate of 1 per 100,000 people.

Interestingly though, the US has a murder rate of 4.7 per 100k so roughly the same as Thailand - though obviously all of this depends on city / region wherever you are (for example, although the UK is 1/100,000... the City of Glasgow is 2.8/100,000).

Also, Detroit bumps up the US rate all on its own with a somewhat stunning 48/100,000. I remembered this one because a few years ago when an ex Police Chief from Detroit was called in by Glasgow police as a consultant, he pointed out that in one year there were more murders in Detroit than in the entire UK.

For the purposes of weighing up holiday destinations, though, you're more "at risk" going to New York (6.7), Los Angeles (7.8) or of course Orlando Florida, home of Disney, (11.0)... than Thailand.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well that's because it's NONSENNSSEEE...

*ahem*

Having quickly looked it up, Thailand has a murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people whilst the UK has a murder rate of 1 per 100,000 people.

Interestingly though, the US has a murder rate of 4.7 per 100k so roughly the same as Thailand - though obviously all of this depends on city / region wherever you are (for example, although the UK is 1/100,000... the City of Glasgow is 2.8/100,000).

Also, Detroit bumps up the US rate all on its own with a somewhat stunning 48/100,000. I remembered this one because a few years ago when an ex Police Chief from Detroit was called in by Glasgow police as a consultant, he pointed out that in one year there were more murders in Detroit than in the entire UK.

For the purposes of weighing up holiday destinations, though, you're more "at risk" going to New York (6.7), Los Angeles (7.8) or of course Orlando Florida, home of Disney, (11.0)... than Thailand.

what about murder rates specifically for tourists/vacationers though?

I imagine most of those murder rates for US cities are very specific neighborhoods related to gang warfare, and specific ethnic groups, not general population or tourists.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by lostalex

the UK has a higher murder rate than Thailand? I didn't know that.

I mean on the holiday island, not the whole country.

PPT

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

PPT

[arista]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Rubbish. It's still by far safer than most places in the world. You have more chance of being attacked in the UK.

Its not safe there
they Murder Tourists

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by arista

Its not safe there
they Murder Tourists

Tourists get murdered everywhere you buffoon, the only reason this had made news is because they are British people. That island is not known for being dangerous. Given some of Thailand can be but not there.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

Its not safe there
they Murder Tourists

[lostalex]

you forgot to mention the rape.

[arista]

[lostalex]

might be some kind of love triangle.

[armand.kay]

This is the second story I've heard about British tourists being killed in Thailand the other being the one about the two boys who were followed coming home from a pub.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

This is the second story I've heard about British tourists being killed in Thailand the other being the one about the two boys who were followed coming home from a pub.

That was Malaysia, not Thailand.

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

That was Malaysia, not Thailand.

ohh :/

[MrWong]

The Thai police believe they have caught the men responsible for this crime...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...y-9769805.html

They have also said that the evidence consists of CCTV footage, DNA and finding Hannah's phone in a bush near the 2 suspects home.

A friend of a friend of Hannah disputes the phone evidence. Here's a link..

https://www.facebook.com/CSILA90210/...levant_count=1

I read another forum and they've looked at footage taken the morning of the murder, a police video, including footage of Hannah's friend at the station.

In the footage, at 1:22 you can see a phone, with a purple case and pink edge, off to the side, which looks an awful lot like the phone Hannah has in front of her, in the last photo of her before she was raped/murdered.

Police Video -

Youtube video

Last photo of Hannah -

So how did the phone end up behind the suspects home?

[armand.kay]

Oh they think another British person did it

[Anaesthesia]

I've travelled quite a lot in Thailand, was only in Kho Tao and Kho Phangan last December, and an attack like this seems alien to what I've experienced of the Thai nature. Having said that, there are always aberrations...whoever is responsible, they have brought sadness to the hearts of many, obviously the families, but also to everyone that loves the peace and beauty of the Thai culture. Absolutely shocking and heart-rending.

[Marsh.]

All these foreign places. I'm locking the doors and never leaving my house.

[Vanessa]

This is horrible!

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

All these foreign places. I'm locking the doors and never leaving my house.

if you are a male that's probably smart, but if you are a female, not smart at all. women are much more likely to be raped or killed in their own home than anywhere else.

A woman is much safer in a dark alley than in her own home. fact.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by lostalex

if you are a male that's probably smart, but if you are a female, not smart at all. women are much more likely to be raped or killed in their own home than anywhere else.

A woman is much safer in a dark alley than in her own home. fact.

Anyone breaking in to my house is leaving feet first with their balls in a bag, and not the bag they came in.