Thai murders: DNA on weapon 'does not match suspects'
A forensics expert in Thailand has told a court that DNA on the weapon used to kill Norfolk backpacker Hannah Witheridge does not belong to the two men who are standing trial for her murder.
Confusion over crucial evidence in British backpackers murder trial
The trial of two men accused of murdering Norfolk student Hannah Witheridge has resumed in Thailand, despite confusion over evidence crucial to the defence case.
23-year-old Hannah from Hemsby near Great Yarmouth was killed on the island of Koh Tao in September last year. Fellow backpacker David Miller from Jersey also died.
Two migrant workers from Burma have denied murdering them. Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun initially pleaded guilty when arrested but later claimed they'd been tortured by the police to confess.
Their defence team want DNA evidence found at the murder scene to be independently verified, but it's emerged that samples taken at the time could well have been lost.
The trial's expected to last three months, with verdicts to be announced in October. If found guilty, the defendants face the death penalty.
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No trace of suspects' DNA on Thai murder weapon
The trial of the two men accused of murdering a Norfolk tourist in Thailand has heard there was no trace of their DNA on the murder weapon
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Pair 'found by blood covered rocks'
Two British backpackers murdered on a beach in Thailand were found partially naked near blood spattered rocks, a Thai court has heard.
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Trial starts of men accused of murdering Norfolk woman
Trial starts in Thailand of men accused of murdering Norfolk woman