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| Thailand murders: Police 'close to making an arrest' | Thailand murders: Police 'close to making an arrest' |
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| Thai police investigating the murders of two Britons claim to be "close to making an arrest" and are looking for a man thought to have fled to Bangkok. | |
| Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September. | Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on the island of Koh Tao on 15 September. |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head said police are trying to find a man who left the island that day and is now believed to be hiding in the Thai capital. | The BBC's Jonathan Head said police are trying to find a man who left the island that day and is now believed to be hiding in the Thai capital. |
| Police believe at least three men were involved in attacking the tourists. | |
| According to post-mortem examinations, Ms Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, died from head wounds while Mr Miller, from Jersey, was killed by severe blows to the head and drowning. | |
| Two items - a heavy garden hoe and a piece of wood - have been identified as the murder weapons. | |
| More than 100 officers are involved in the investigation and they have been collecting evidence and taking DNA samples from those working on the island. |