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| British tourists 'murdered' in Thailand: Pair's bloodied bodies found naked on Koh Tao beach | British tourists 'murdered' in Thailand: Pair's bloodied bodies found naked on Koh Tao beach |
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| Two young British tourists have been found dead on a bloodstained beach in Thailand with what were described as “gruesome” head injuries. The bodies were discovered naked, close to where a beach party had been held the night before. | Two young British tourists have been found dead on a bloodstained beach in Thailand with what were described as “gruesome” head injuries. The bodies were discovered naked, close to where a beach party had been held the night before. |
| Launching a murder inquiry, Thai police said that the bodies of the man and the woman, believed to be aged 24 and 23 respectively, were found on a rocky beach on Koh Tao, an island in Surat Thani province, that is known a diving resort. | Launching a murder inquiry, Thai police said that the bodies of the man and the woman, believed to be aged 24 and 23 respectively, were found on a rocky beach on Koh Tao, an island in Surat Thani province, that is known a diving resort. |
| The young woman’s throat had reportedly been cut while the man had suffered a cutting wound on the back of his head. The pair’s clothes were located nearby, as was a hoe, which police believe was used in the murder. | The young woman’s throat had reportedly been cut while the man had suffered a cutting wound on the back of his head. The pair’s clothes were located nearby, as was a hoe, which police believe was used in the murder. |
| The bodies were found in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the Samui Times website. There had reportedly been a beach party the previous evening, just a few hundreds metres from where they were found on Siree Beach. | The bodies were found in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the Samui Times website. There had reportedly been a beach party the previous evening, just a few hundreds metres from where they were found on Siree Beach. |
| The bodies were found on a rocky beach on Koh Tao, an island in Surat Thani province, that is known a diving resort A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London said: "We are aware of the deaths of two British nationals on 15 September at Koh Tao in Thailand. The embassy is urgently seeking information from the local authorities." |