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| Thailand murders: Police consider Western suspects | Thailand murders: Police consider Western suspects |
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| Police investigating the murders of two Britons in Thailand have said they may have been wrong to rule out Western suspects, including a British man. | Police investigating the murders of two Britons in Thailand have said they may have been wrong to rule out Western suspects, including a British man. |
| Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the island of Koh Tao on Monday. | Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the island of Koh Tao on Monday. |
| On Tuesday, police said they were focussing on the Burmese migrant worker community, including a man of "Asian appearance" pictured on CCTV. | |
| But now they say new evidence has shifted the focus of the investigation. | But now they say new evidence has shifted the focus of the investigation. |
| BBC south-east Asia correspondent Jonathan Head said the evidence had led police to think a British man they questioned and released on Monday is still a possible suspect. | BBC south-east Asia correspondent Jonathan Head said the evidence had led police to think a British man they questioned and released on Monday is still a possible suspect. |
| Our correspondent said statements from officers on Koh Tao suggested they were "too hasty" in ruling out Western suspects. | Our correspondent said statements from officers on Koh Tao suggested they were "too hasty" in ruling out Western suspects. |
| Friends who were with Mr Miller and Ms Witheridge in the days before they died - including the British man questioned on Monday - are being asked not to leave Thailand, he added. | Friends who were with Mr Miller and Ms Witheridge in the days before they died - including the British man questioned on Monday - are being asked not to leave Thailand, he added. |
| Mr Miller, from Jersey, and Ms Witheridge, from Hemsby in Norfolk, were found close to the beach-side bungalows where they had been staying. | Mr Miller, from Jersey, and Ms Witheridge, from Hemsby in Norfolk, were found close to the beach-side bungalows where they had been staying. |
| A garden hoe believed to have been used in the attack was found nearby. | A garden hoe believed to have been used in the attack was found nearby. |