Thailand arrests Australian after teen's body found in suitcase

Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase, authorities confirmed on Saturday.



The suspect, who denies involvement in the teenager's alleged abduction and murder, was taken into custody after an interrogation, a police official in the resort city of Pattaya said.



Media reports said the 46-year-old suspect was apprehended on Friday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, where he was trying to purchase an airline ticket to Perth.



CCTV footage showed the suspect entering a condo in the seaside resort of Pattaya in the early hours of Thursday, along with the 17-year-old Thai girl, according to the reports.



He emerged from the building several hours later, the reports said, carrying a large black suitcase which he then transported on the back of a motorbike.



Police found the suitcase on Friday near a railway track, discovering the victim's body inside it bearing signs of violence.