Authorities in Thailand have detained the British husband of a Thai girl whose physique was present in distant English hill nation greater than 20 years in the past.
The lifeless physique of Lamduan Armitage — nee Seekanya — was discovered by hikers within the Yorkshire Dales in 2004.
However she remained unidentified, identified solely because the “Woman of the Hills,” for 15 years till her household noticed a BBC Information report and got here ahead. In 2019, authorities at carried out intensive inquiries and DNA testing with members of the family in Thailand with a view to affirm her id, the BBC reported.
Thai immigration police stated a 62-year-old British man was detained at a home within the western province of Kanchanaburi on Friday for breaching visa situations.
“Immigration officers determined to revoke his visa and he was detained, earlier than Thailand proceeds with the following steps in worldwide cooperation on prison acts,” immigration police stated in a press release on Saturday.
Thai officers and North Yorkshire Police confirmed the person was David Armitage, Lamduan’s husband.
North Yorkshire Police
North Yorkshire Police, which is main the investigation into Lamduan’s demise, despatched a staff of detectives to Thailand final yr to fulfill Lamduan’s household after her id was confirmed via DNA testing.
In a assertion on Saturday, a spokesperson stated North Yorkshire Police was conscious of Armitage’s detention in Thailand.
“Ought to Mr Armitage be deported, we perceive that he could have a alternative as to the place he goes, which can embody return to the UK,” the spokesperson stated.
“Ought to that happen, we’ll once more make each effort to talk to him in regards to the investigation.”
The BBC reported that police usually are not sure how mother-of-three Lamduan died.
The BBC has not spoken with Armitage however he has beforehand stated he was not concerned in his spouse’s demise, in response to The Solar.
