School of slain British man flew at half mast
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Flags flew at half mast at Victoria College on Tuesday in tribute to David Miller, a former pupil who was murdered in Thailand, BBC reported.
Miller, 24, and fellow traveller Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, were found dead on Monday. Miller worked as an intern in the St Helier offices of Australian mining company Consolidated Minerals. He was returning from a placement in Australia when he stopped off in Thailand for a holiday.
Miller's family said he was due to leave Thailand on Tuesday.
Alun Watkins, headmaster at Victoria College, said: "David's tragic death, and in such dreadful circumstances, has come as a real shock to those who knew him and worked with him at Victoria College.
"He was a confident, articulate member of the college community with a good circle of friends. It is hard to comprehend how that life can have been brought to such a cruel and abrupt end," BBC quoted Watkins as saying.
Friends left tributes to Miller on Facebook, describing him as a "gorgeous young man" who would be "missed by all".
The bodies have been taken to Thailand's capital Bangkok for forensic analysis and are expected to be returned to their families after that.
The bodies have been taken to Thailand's capital Bangkok for forensic analysis and are expected to be returned to their families after that.
