Briton on sex charges found dead

A British man facing multiple child sex charges in Thailand has been found dead in his home.

Nicholas John Rabet, 56, was charged with paedophile offences last July in the Thai beach resort of Pattaya.

Mr Rabet, who was born in Jersey and had been living in Thailand for several years, had been on bail for 10 months.

A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that a British citizen had been found dead, adding: "Local police believe the death to be suicide."

He had a plastic bag over his head and his wrists locked to his ankles, according to a report in Thailand's Nation newspaper.

It is reported that he had worked in London and Sussex before moving abroad.