By Rachel Clayton, ABCPhotos obtained by the ABC show Tunchanok Donhomla's friend in the room where police allege Australian man Simon Peter Carman murdered the teenager.Carman has been charged with murder and attempting to conceal a body after Tunchanok's body was found dumped in a suitcase.Carman will remain in custody for up to 84 days, while police continue gathering evidence.New photographs reveal the cramped room where Thai teenager Tunchanok Donhomla was allegedly murdered by Australian man Simon Peter Carman.Police allege the 45-year-old picked up the 17-year-old near Pattaya Beach in the early hours of June 25.Her body was found two days later, stuffed inside a suitcase that had been dumped near railway tracks about a 10-minute drive from Carman's hotel.Photos obtained by the ABC show Tunchanok's unnamed friend inside Carman's cluttered hotel room the day after she went missing.Other photos show a pink bow stuck on the front door, piles of clothing on the couch and ironing board, paper and water bottles on a small table, and several empty bottles of rum on top of the fridge.The ABC understands the friend was there searching for the 17-year-old, whose nickname was "Cake", after lodging a missing persons report with police.But by that time, the teenager was already dead.Carman was arrested last Friday by Thai police at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok and has been charged with murder, concealing and moving a body, and taking a minor aged between 15 and 18 for sexual purposes.Bar manager remembers CarmanMore details have also emerged about Carman's movements in the days and hours before Tunchanok was killed.Kanyarat Duangdao, the manager of Marina 2 Bar and Grill in Pattaya, told the ABC she witnessed Carman the night he met Thanchanok.He was with a different girl at the bar around 1am, she said, and he was drunk. She said he left the bar alone about an hour later.Another witness said they saw Carman approach Thanchanok and two of her friends on a beachside street about 3am.The woman who rented the room to Carman told the ABC he had been staying in the building since late 2025 and moved to his current room in February.While living there, he appeared to live a normal life, the woman said, who spoke to the ABC on condition of anonymity.She said she knew Carman to be a farmer in Australia and that when he visited Thailand, he would often swim, eat out at restaurants and was friendly with people.Moving suitcase raised suspicionPolice have alleged Carman confessed to strangling Tunchanok until she lost consciousness before keeping her body in the bathroom until that evening.CCTV allegedly shows him dragging a large suitcase from his room at about 9:25pm, strapping it to a motorcycle and riding away before returning to the accommodation about 35 minutes later.Police Colonel Srathongyu said it was Carman carrying a suitcase via a rear elevator that first raised suspicion.When the 45-year-old returned to the hotel about 20 minutes later without the suitcase, police suspected a crime."We tracked him down until we found information that he was about to flee the country. We had to rush to find the suitcase."Because Thanchanok was a minor, Police Colonel Srathongyu said, officers were able to stop Carman leaving the country by arresting him for child abduction while they searched for the suitcase.Police Colonel Srathongyu also revealed details of Carman's life in Thailand, telling the ABC he came to the country as a tourist and had rented the hotel room for a year."He has no prior criminal record; we have never received any reports of criminal offences regarding him," he said.According to immigration records, he said, Carman had successfully applied for an extension when his initial visa expired."He stated that he likes Thailand, wants to travel, and wants to come here to relax."Carman will remain in custody for up to 84 days, Police Colonel Srathongyu said, while police continue gathering evidence.A judge must approve his continued detention every 12 days."We should be able to submit the case for indictment before [the 84 days are up], so the prosecutor can proceed with witness examination or take the case to court," he said.- ABC