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Thailand murders: Hannah Witheridge's family speak of 'torturous pain' Thailand murders: Hannah Witheridge and David Miller anniversary tributes
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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 families of two British tourists murdered in Thailand have spoken of their "torturous pain" and "destroyed lives" one year on from the deaths.
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 Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, were found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September last year.
Miss Witheridge's family paid tribute to their "beautiful Hannah". Mr Miller's are planning a memorial bench.
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". In a statement, Miss Witheridge's family said their daughter had been "taken from us in the most horrific way possible" and 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. They added: "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.
"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.
"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. Mr Miller's family said their "daily thoughts" were still with their son a year after his death, adding he was "a unique and wonderful man".
Prosecutors say the men are linked to the killings by DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims. 'Love of life'
In a statement they said a memorial was planned near Plemont Bay on the north coast of Jersey later this month.
Friends and family of Mr Miller have commissioned a "simple seat from a plank of oak from a tree that fell in the great storm of 1987".
"This tree was another tower of Jersey strength brought crashing down before its time," they said.
It would be "a place where Dave's spirit and love of life may be with you".
Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, both 22, initially confessed to the killings but later retracted their statements, saying they had been tortured.
Prosecutors have claimed the men are linked to the killings by DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims.
But the trial recently heard that a garden hoe alleged to have been used in the killings carried the DNA of two men, but there was no trace of either defendant.