Briton and wife killed in Thailand

A British man and his Thai wife have been robbed and beaten to death at a seaside resort south of Bangkok, according to local police.

The bodies of Michael Raymond, 68, and Suchada Bowkamdee, 52, were discovered on Tuesday in their bungalow at the Jack Beach Resort in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, 220 miles south of Bangkok.

They had checked in a day earlier.

Police said three Thai men – a security guard and chef at the resort and their friend – were arrested and confessed to killing the couple and taking a mobile phone and 5,000 baht (€123).

Police said two of the three suspects were addicted to methamphetamine and needed money to buy drugs.