TWO Burmese immigrant workers have confessed to killing two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island last month, police have said.

The battered bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were discovered on a beach on Koh Tao on September 15.

Post-mortem ­examinations revealed that Ms Witheridge, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, died from head wounds, while Mr Miller, from Jersey, was killed by severe blows to the head and drowning. A bloodstained garden hoe was found near the scene.

Major General Kiattipong Khawsamang said that two of three Burmese workers questioned by police admitted murdering the couple. He said the other man denied involvement.