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Myanmar workers’ DNA matches semen found on Koh Tao murder, rape victim, say police

Legacy Phuket GazetteFriday, October 3, 2014Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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PHUKET: A police source has confirmed that DNA samples from two of three detained Myanmar workers matches the DNA extracted from semen found on the body of British tourist Hannah Witheridge.

Ms Witheridge and fellow national David Miller were brutally murdered on the popular island on September 14.

— The Nation

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