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British police to return from Thailand in backpacker murder probe

British police who travelled to Thailand to review the investigation into the murders of backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller are due to return to the UK, having completed their work "as far as possible".

Metropolitan Police officers flew out to the Thai island of Koh Tao last month to work with the Royal Thai Police after an agreement between David Cameron and military ruler General Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Mr Miller, 24, from Jersey, and 23-year-old Ms Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, were found dead on a Koh Tao beach in September.

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Thai police question 3 Burmese workers over Brit deaths

Police officers in Thailand are questioning three migrant workers from Burma over the killing of two British tourists on the resort island of Koh Tao, ITV News understands.

Police have released still images from CCTV cameras in the area, one of which shows what police said were the two victims walking together hand-in-hand.

They said a man pictured in a later image, who looked Asian, was considered a prime suspect, but they added they are still following a number of leads in the case.

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