Two men found guilty and face death for UK killings

Two Burmese men have been found guilty and sentenced to death for murdering two UK tourists in Thailand last year. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo killed Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, and David Miller, 24, from Jersey, judges said. The backpackers' bodies were found on a beach on the southern Thai island of Koh Tao on 15 September 2014. The accused retracted their initial confessions saying police had tortured them, but Mr Miller's brother said justice had now "been delivered". The flawed case of the Thailand beach murders Advertisement Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionDavid Miller's brother, Michael, said the verdict was "justice for David and Hannah" But at a Thai court in Koh Samui, three judges found the two bar workers - who were migrants from Myanmar - guilty of murder and ordered that they face the death penalty. Miss Witheridge and Mr Miller were found bludgeoned to death, and a post-mortem examination showed Miss Witheridge had been raped. Prosecutors claimed DNA evidence collected from cigarette butts, a condom and the bodies of the victims, linked Lin and Phyo to the deaths.