Two men have been charged in connection with the murders of two British tourists on an island resort in Thailand.
Saw Lin and Win Saw Htun, both 21-year-old bar workers from Burma, are accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in September.
Mr Miller, 24, from Jersey, and 23-year-old Ms Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, were found dead on a beach on the island of Koh Tao.
Post-mortem examination results showed both died from blows to the head, Ms Witheridge had been raped and Mr Miller had also drowned.
A garden hoe with Ms Witheridge's blood on it was found near the bodies and investigators say Mr Miller had been attacked with a blunt object.
Thai police were following several lines of inquiry, including "sexual jealousy" and an argument in a bar.
At one point, a cash reward of £4,000 was offered for information.
The two suspects were charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to rape, as well as robbery, by a public prosecutor at the Provincial Court on the island of Ko Samui.
Neither man appeared in court to hear the charges - they will be able to enter a plea at the next hearing, a police spokesman said.
Local police claim they have admitted the killings, but there has been international concern about the way the case has been handled by the Thai authorities.
The two men were paraded in front of cameras after apparently making confessions.
But they later withdrew them, saying they had been tortured during their interrogation - claims denied by the police.
Concerns have also been raised that the pair have been framed.
In October a petition signed by more than 100,000 people was handed in at 10 Downing Street demanding a new, independent investigation.
British detectives have flown to Thailand to assist officers there with the case.
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