THE body of a British yachtsman allegedly murdered by three pirates has been found.
Three Burmese migrants have been accused of slitting the throat of 64-year-old Malcolm Robertson and throwing his body overboard when they raided his yacht as he sailed with wife Linda off the Andaman sea coast off Thailand last week.
Reports in Thailand said his body was recovered by fishermen about 10 nautical miles north of Satun’s Lipeh Island.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “Our thoughts are with Mrs Robertson and her family. The embassy team with them is providing consular support.”
The three migrant workers from Burma who were arrested on a raft, about half a mile from the couple’s 44ft yacht, were charged with kidnap, assault and theft.
But Thai authorities could not bring a murder charge until the body was found.
