A Thai solicitor has spoken of the moment two Burmese migrants freely confessed to the brutal murders of British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller. Speaking in a courtroom on the island of Koh Samui, Pittaya Yaipetch provided graphic details of Zaw Lin and Wei Phyo's confession to the sickening crime. The two Burmese migrants initially admitted murdering Miss Witheridge, 23, and Mr Miller, 24. The pair's bodies were discovered on Thailand's Koh Tao Sairee Beach in September last year. Zaw Lin and Wei Phyo later retracted their confessions, however, claiming that they had been beaten and threatened into confessing - allegations the solicitor appeared to dispute today.Pittaya Yaipetch describes hearing the confession by Zaw Lin and Wei PhyoPair described in graphic detail raping and murdering Hannah Witheridge, 23Zaw Lin also reportedly admitted killing David Miller, 24, with a garden hoePair later retracted their confessions, claiming they were given under duressBut the solicitor claimed that the pair admitted the crime of their own free will
'The suspect said his friend, Wei Phyo, was punching Ms _ until she fell unconscious and then he proceeded to rape her,' he said. 'Zaw Lin told the police that he hit Ms Witheridge in the face with the garden hoe when she began to regain consciousness, before raping her himself,' Mr _ went on to say.