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Sauvin-Weisskopf was found dead near a waterfall on the island.
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Police in Thailand have arrested a 27-year-old man who they say confessed to killing a Swiss tourist on the resort island of Phuket.
Nicole Sauvin-Weisskopf, 57, arrived on the island on July 13, and her body was found on August 5 by a local resident.
At a press conference on Sunday, police said a Phuket man, Theerawat Thortip, had admitted to robbing and killing Sauvin-Weisskopf.
Thortip was introduced at the conference and told journalists: “I regret all the things I have done. I confessed to the police. I also want to apologize to Thai people and to the family of the deceased.”
Police said the man, who phoned into the…
