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| Thailand murders: Hannah Witheridge's family speak of 'torturous pain' | |
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| The family of a backpacker from Norfolk who was murdered in Thailand have spoken of their "torturous pain" one year on from her death. | The family of a backpacker from Norfolk who was murdered in Thailand have spoken of their "torturous pain" one year on from her death. |
| Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby, was found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September last year along with David Miller, 24, from Jersey. | Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Hemsby, was found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September last year along with David Miller, 24, from Jersey. |
| Two Burmese men are on trial for their murders. They deny any involvement. | Two Burmese men are on trial for their murders. They deny any involvement. |
| Miss Witheridge's family said learning of her death had been an "indescribably impossible time". | Miss Witheridge's family said learning of her death had been an "indescribably impossible time". |
| "Our beautiful Hannah was taken from us in the most horrific way possible," they said in a statement. | "Our beautiful Hannah was taken from us in the most horrific way possible," they said in a statement. |
| "Losing someone you love is always difficult but losing someone so senselessly and unexpectedly, at such an early stage of their life, makes for an indescribably impossible time. | "Losing someone you love is always difficult but losing someone so senselessly and unexpectedly, at such an early stage of their life, makes for an indescribably impossible time. |
| "Along with her bubbly and exciting personality, Hannah was extremely intelligent and after earning a degree with first class honours from the University of East Anglia, was working towards a masters degree in speech and language therapy in Essex. | "Along with her bubbly and exciting personality, Hannah was extremely intelligent and after earning a degree with first class honours from the University of East Anglia, was working towards a masters degree in speech and language therapy in Essex. |
| "She would have gone on to make a significant difference to the lives of many people." | "She would have gone on to make a significant difference to the lives of many people." |
| Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, who are both 22, initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they had been tortured. | Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, who are both 22, initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they had been tortured. |
| Prosecutors say the men are linked to the killings by DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims. | Prosecutors say the men are linked to the killings by DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims. |