Police in Thailand have charged a 27-year-old Thai man in the murder of a Swiss woman on the tourist island of Phuket. The suspect confessed to the killing, and even spoke by telephone at a police press conference to admit his guilt and describe the crime.
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2021, file photo, police tape cordons off the area where a woman was found dead a day earlier at a secluded spot on the southern island of Phuket, Thailand. A suspect in the death of a 57-year-old Swiss woman on Thailand’s tourist island of Phuket was charged with murder and robbery, police said Sunday.
The suspect, Teerawat Thothip, a 27-year-old Thai man living in Phuket, confessed to the killing and even spoke by telephone at a police press conference to admit his guilt and describe the crime. The body of the Swiss woman, Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, was discovered Thursday at a secluded spot on the island. Swiss media reported she was a member of the country’s diplomatic service.
He then covered her with a black sheet, which was found nearby, took 300 baht from her backpack and threw her sneakers away. He said his motivation was because he had no money and no work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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