The father of a British man murdered in Thailand believes his son had stepped in to help his fellow victim when they were both brutally killed on an island.

The body of a British holidaymaker who was murdered together with a fellow tourist in Thailand has returned to the UK, her family said.

Police in Thailand said they still have not “come up with the exact number of the suspects” following the brutal murders of two British tourists – but confirmed they are looking for more than one.

Mystery remained tonight over the death of American cult actor David Carradine whose naked body was found in a hotel room in the Thai capital.

A 20-year-old Thai man has confessed to raping two Irish tourists on a holiday isle, police said today.