‘Sex tourist’ faces death penalty after body of girl, 17, found naked and stuffed in suitcase

Tunchanok Donhomla, 17, was last seen entering a hotel in Pattaya, a coastal city on Thailand’s Gulf coast (Picture: Pattaya City Police)

Last seen waiting hand-in-hand with a ‘mystery man’ for a lift to an apartment, the body of a teenage girl was found hours later stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in some bushes.

The suitcase was opened on national television revealing the corpse of Tunchanok Donhomla, known as ‘little cake’ to family, sparking fresh calls for a crackdown on sex tourism in Thailand.

The 17-year-old,known as ‘little cake’ to family, had been reported missing at 5pm local time on Friday.

CCTV footage, allegedly shows Ms Donhomla holding hands with Australian tourist Simon Carman in a condo lobby while waiting for an elevator shortly after 3.30am on Thursday.

Footage from between 9.25pm and 9.48pm, allegedly shows the t...