A Thai man has been charged in the rape and murder of a German tourist on Koh Si Chang. 
Police on the island in Chon Buri claim Ronnakorn Romruen, 24, a resident of the island village of Moo 2, confessed to killing the woman after raping her to prevent her reporting the assault.

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Ronnakorn was arrested on Sunday shortly after the body of Mariam Beelte, 27, was discovered under a pile of rocks near a stairway leading to a site where the flag of King Rama V is mounted. 
Her neck was broken and there were indications she&rsquo;d been struck with a hard object, probably a rock. 
The body was taken to Police Hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy. 
Police said Beelte was lodging in Pattaya, arrived on Si Chang at noon and rented a motorcycle. 
They said Ronnakorn told them he&rsquo;d approached her but she wouldn&rsquo;t speak to him, so he followed her to a locale where he could assault her.

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