Source : Perth Now news
According to prison officers, Simon Carman has reportedly shown almost no emotion behind bars after allegedly strangling a Thai teenager and hiding her body in a suitcase.
Mr Carman, from Perth’s southern suburbs, was arrested at Bangkok’s main international airport on Friday after police alleged he was “preparing to flee the country” by boarding a flight back to Australia.
The 45-year-old is facing charges including murder after the body of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla was found inside a suitcase near railway tracks more than 4km from his Jomtien apartment complex.
Prison officials say Mr Carman has shown little emotion since his arrest, reportedly remaining expressionless and never crying over his situation or the alleged victim.
According to the Daily Mail, he has not received any visitors since being taken into custody.
Mr Carman was transferred from police holding cells to the hospital wing at Pattaya Remand Prison on Tuesday, where he is being housed separately from the general prison population for security reasons.
“He is in a ward with around five other men,” a prison commander told the Daily Mail.
“He is not sick, but we keep him there because he is a hard prisoner. This is our policy when you are a hard prisoner.”
Pattaya Remand Prison operates under a strict daily routine, with inmates woken at 5.30am before cleaning their cells, eating a basic breakfast and attending an 8am morning assembly, which typically includes the national anthem.
The commander, who has worked at the prison for more than a decade, said Mr Carman had shown no visible signs of distress since his arrest.
“He does not cry. He does not look sad,” she said.
“He is normal. Just normal. Not even a little bit. Nothing. He is fine.
“He is not a problem prisoner for us, but he cannot be in a cell because it would be very dangerous for him if he was inside with Thai inmates.”
If convicted, Mr Carman could face life imprisonment or the death penalty.
