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| Thai police have said that they believe the murder of two British backpackers on a tourist island might have been "motivated by sexual jealousy". | Thai police have said that they believe the murder of two British backpackers on a tourist island might have been "motivated by sexual jealousy". |
| The statement was made as the body of Hannah Witheridge, one of the victims, was taken back to the UK. In a statement her family said they had gone to Bangkok to bring her home. "We continue to work closely with officers to assist in the investigation and bring those responsible to justice. Our family is broken and require time to grieve in private, as do Hannah's many friends." | The statement was made as the body of Hannah Witheridge, one of the victims, was taken back to the UK. In a statement her family said they had gone to Bangkok to bring her home. "We continue to work closely with officers to assist in the investigation and bring those responsible to justice. Our family is broken and require time to grieve in private, as do Hannah's many friends." |
| The murdered 23-year-old had been discovered next to the body of David Miller, 24, on Koh Tao island, on Monday. Police in Thailand have not yet identified any suspects, or reason for the double murder, prompting criticism inside the country and abroad. But on Sunday officers said they were working on a theory that jealously might have been a motive. | The murdered 23-year-old had been discovered next to the body of David Miller, 24, on Koh Tao island, on Monday. Police in Thailand have not yet identified any suspects, or reason for the double murder, prompting criticism inside the country and abroad. But on Sunday officers said they were working on a theory that jealously might have been a motive. |
| Kissana Phathanacharoen, a police colonel, said: "We have discovered fresh evidence which could lead to a new suspect who may have had a relationship with Hannah or one of her friends or David the night before they were killed. We have asked the Metropolitan police to go back and make enquiries of Hannah's friends on this matter." | Kissana Phathanacharoen, a police colonel, said: "We have discovered fresh evidence which could lead to a new suspect who may have had a relationship with Hannah or one of her friends or David the night before they were killed. We have asked the Metropolitan police to go back and make enquiries of Hannah's friends on this matter." |
| He added: "No lines of inquiry can be ruled out and we believe these crimes could have been motivated by sexual jealousy." | |
| Separately, he said police had been told of reports that the pair had had a confrontation in a bar with a Thai man before they were killed, but he could not confirm this. | |
| Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, died from head wounds. Miller, from Jersey, was killed by head injuries and drowning. A bloodstained garden hoe, believed to be the murder weapon, was found nearby. | Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, died from head wounds. Miller, from Jersey, was killed by head injuries and drowning. A bloodstained garden hoe, believed to be the murder weapon, was found nearby. |
| Police previously said they were seeking more than one suspect after unconfirmed reports that the DNA of two Asian men was found on Witheridge's body. Two British brothers travelling with Miller, Christopher and James Ware, were questioned by police but later allowed home. | Police previously said they were seeking more than one suspect after unconfirmed reports that the DNA of two Asian men was found on Witheridge's body. Two British brothers travelling with Miller, Christopher and James Ware, were questioned by police but later allowed home. |