Family of murdered Hannah Witheridge claim Thai authorities told them: Just go home and make another child

The family of murdered British tourist Hannah Witheridge claim Thai authorities told them to "just go home and make another one" after her death.

Miss Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, was raped and brutally murdered on a beach on the island of Koh Tao in September 2014.

She died alongside fellow tourist David Miller, 24, who had been hit over the head and left to drown in the sea.

Laura Witheridge, Hannah's sister, has written a powerful Facebook post, accusing Thai officials of making a series of hurtful comments to her family during the investigation and subsequent trial.

She also claims to have received death threats and disturbing crime scene photographs.

David Miller was also killed. Credit: Family handout

Miss Witheridge alleges judges and court officials told her grieving family: "Why are you so bothered? Just go home and make another one."

She also said they were told: "Why are you making such a fuss, she will be back in 30 days as something else, she may have better luck next time".

Miss Witheridge said internet trolls in Thailand had "defaced photographs" of her, saying the killers had "only done half the job.

"What if I told you that people commented on these photographs saying things like ‘there is still time’, and ‘tick tock tick tock’," she went on.

The threats, she said, had left her "frightened of my own shadow" and "frightened to sleep because of the nightmares".

The family of the 23-year-old are still coming to terms with her death. Credit: Facebook

Miss Witheridge said her post was designed to dispel people's view of Thailand as "the most beautiful place in the world".

She also expressed concerns about "many more suspicious deaths" on the island since her sister's murder.

"You probably haven't heard of them all, as not all were British nationals. The deaths, where possible, are covered up as suicides and accidents," she alleged.

"This would have happened with Hannah, if it had not been for the hideous brutality of her passing."

Bar workers Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, also known as Win Zaw Htun, were found guilty of their murders last month but are challenging the verdict.