AKIPRESS.COM - The men accused of the murder of two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao have gone on trial in Thailand, reports BBC.

Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo deny killing David Miller, 24, from Jersey, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The pair also deny rape.

The bodies were found at a beach on the popular tourist island last September.

The first police officer to reach the scene has given evidence, describing how the bodies, mostly unclothed, were found a few metres apart.

Lieutenant Jakrapan Kaewkao, a prosecution witness, told the court in Koh Samui he received a phone call at about 06:30 on 15 September informing him two bodies had been found.

"I found a man's body lying on the beach with seawater lapping his body. Then I found the woman's body behind the rocks," he said.

Lieutenant Kaewkao said Ms Witheridge's body bore signs of physical assault.