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It's exactly a year since the murder of David Miller.

The 24-year-old Jerseyman was found dead alongside fellow traveller Hannah Witheridge on the island of Koh Tao in September last year.

To mark the anniversary his family have released a statement.

In it they say they have commissioned a bench to be placed in his memory between Plemont and Grosnez later this month.

They added their thoughts are also with everyone who was affected by David's death.
One year ago today our son David Miller was cruelly murdered on a beach in Thailand. Our lives were destroyed on that tragic day. Today, a full year on, our daily thoughts are still with David, a unique and wonderful man. Our thoughts are also with everyone who was affected by this: his family, friends, and especially Jessy Howorth and Chris Ware.

Many of David's friends have come together to help us commission a small memorial later this month on the north coast of Jersey to his memory. With the help of the TTS department of the States of Jersey we have found a quiet place looking towards Plemont Bay. This is a beautiful and untamed spot and seems particularly fitting as a place to remember our Dave.

Andrew Garton, an extremely talented local craftsman, who lives just yards from our home, is fashioning a simple seat out of a plank of oak from a tree that fell in the great storm of 1987. This tree was another tower of Jersey strength brought crashing down before its time.

We hope Dave's bench, which you will soon be able to find between Plemont and Gronez on the coastal path, will become a popular and uplifting place to sit and remember how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place as Jersey and to find room in our hearts to forgive the thoughtless fools who perpetrate crime. A place to sit and remember that life is best enjoyed by having consideration for others. A place where Dave's spirit and love of life may be with you.

– IAN, SUE & MICHAEL MILLER
Last updated Tue 15 Sep 2015

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I would like to see the bench placed on Koh Tao! How long would it last?