Tourist's Murder

Open verdict on British tourist found hanged in India

Stephen Bennett, 40, from Cheltenham, Glos, disappeared four days after arriving in Goa on a pre-Christmas break in 2006.

Japanese Tourist Murdered In Manila

2 women eyed in slaying of Japanese tourist

MANILA, Philippines—Homicide investigators of the Manila Police District (MPD) are eyeing the possible involvement of two women in the killing of a 62-year-old Japanese tourist, who was found naked

China

Beijing tourist spot reopens two months after brutal murder

BEIJING (AFP) — The Drum Tower, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, has reopened with extra security two months after an American was murdered there during the Olympics, an employee said Wednesday.

Goa

Authorities name Australian tourist killed in Goa

Three Indian bar workers have been arrested over the death of an Australian tourist in the Goa beach resort area.

Phuket Murder

Thai jailed for killing tourist

A Thai man has been jailed for life for murdering a Swedish tourist on a beach in Phuket, a court official said yesterday.

Thailand

Aussie man jailed in Thailand over tourist's murder

A 60-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to jail in Thailand for the murder of an American tourist earlier this year.

India

Death for taxi drivers over Aussie tourist murder

An Indian court has sentenced to death two taxi drivers who were found guilty of murdering an Australian tourist in 2004, reports say.

Peru

3 arrested in Peru in murder of Israeli tourist

Three people have been arrested in Arequipa, southern Peru, on suspicion of murdering 22-year-old Israeli tourist Tamar Shahak, Peruvian police said Tuesday.

Murderer Of Swedish Tourist Arrested

Fisherman accused of murdering Swedish woman

Thai police have captured the man they say is responsible for the brutal murder of a Swedish tourist on the beach of Phuket on Sunday night.

Authorities identified the man as Akradej Pianjay, 32, a fisherman who had moored his boat around Chatchai pier on the day of the murder. He has confessed to the crime and told authorities that he ... read more

Thailand

Thai police say Swedish tourist was murdered while walking along a Phuket beach

BANGKOK, Thailand: Police investigating the murder of a Swedish tourist in Thailand said Sunday the woman was taking a walk on the beach when she was attacked and stabbed in the neck.

The woman, identified as 27-year-old Hanna Charlotta Backlund, was found dead Saturday on the island of Phuket, one of Thailand's most popular tourist ... read more

Goa

India police covered up UK tourist murder: minister

NEW DELHI - Indian police deliberately covered up the murder of a 15-year-old British teenage girl who was found dead in Goa last month, the state's tourism minister said on Monday.

India

Foreign women must be more careful, Goa chief says after girl’s ‘murder’

Women tourists who visit Goa, where a teenage British girl was found dead last month, cannot expect to wander wherever they please after midnight without fear of the possible consequences, the chief minister of the Indian state said yesterday.

Digambar Kamat said that foreign women should take greater responsibility for their personal ... read more

Uganda

Six Arrested Over Killing Belgian Tourist

A combined force from the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the army and the Police have arrested six people suspected of involvement in the shooting of a Belgian tourist in Mt. Elgon National Park two weeks ago, a statement from UWA said yesterday.

At the same time, 100 Fresian cows, allegedly stolen from Kenya, were impounded in the ... read more

Mauritania

Mauritania Seeks 3 in Tourist Killings

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (eTN) - Mauritanian prosecutors on Tuesday called the brutal slaying of four French tourists a terrorist act and said security forces were hunting three men suspected of links to a regional al-Qaida terror network.