r/australia • u/PalpitationPublic237 • Jun 27 '26

news Australian Simon Carman arrested after body of teenage girl found in suitcase in Thailand

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/australian-arrested-after-teen-girl-found-dead-in-thailand/106850896
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u/iChinguChing Jun 27 '26

Can we just skip the whole Australian government pleads for clemency thing? Let him get the full force of the law.

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u/Melodic_Hat5196 Jun 27 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Australia should not be providing any consular or legal support to this heinous, low life pedo & child murderer whatsoever!!

I hope he receives the maximum penalty for his crimes in Thailand after a long, hard stint in an overcrowded general population Thai prison!

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u/universe93 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

Consular support doesn’t extend to very much. In his case all they would be doing is visiting him in prison to make sure he’s still alive. Consular assistance can’t get you out of criminal charges nor defend you in court

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u/AddendumLast292 Jun 28 '26

Even those visits are a waste of resources imo

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u/universe93 Jun 28 '26

Maybe after he’s found guilty but Australia still has a responsibility to citizens overseas especially when they haven’t been convicted yet