Australian Arrested at Thai Airport After Teenager Found Dead in Suitcase

Thai police arrested a 46-year-old Australian at Bangkok airport Friday evening while he prepared to board a Jetstar flight to Perth. He faces four charges, including killing a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was discovered in a suitcase in Pattaya. Police allege he transported the body by motorcycle to an abandoned site near a railway line. The arrest triggers consular obligations for Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade under international convention.