India, July 1 -- An Australian man was arrested in Pattaya City, a popular tourist destination in Thailand, on charges of strangling an 17-year-old girl to death and then stuffing her body in a suitcase, media reports said.

The arrested person was identified as Simon Peter Carman.

He was arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in connection with the death of the minor when he was 'preparing to flee the country', police said.

He has denied the charges.

Pattaya City Police said in a Facebook post that the incident came to light on June 26 after Teerapat (19) filed a report with Pol. Lt. Col. Kanoknan Suksri, an investigator at Pattaya City Police Station (Dongtan).

"He reported that Ms. Thanyachanok (17) had gone missing after walki...