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A British man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his Thai wife whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales over 20 years ago. Walkers discovered the body of Lamduan Armitage in a stream near Pen-y-ghent in 2004, and she remained unidentified for 15 years until her family saw a report on BBC News and came forward. David Armitage, who had been living in Thailand since his wife’s death, was arrested after the Thai authorities revoked his resident visa, and he returned to the UK. He was taken into custody by North Yorkshire Police for questioning.
Mrs Armitage, nee Seekanya, remained unidentified by British police, and she became known as the Lady of the Hills. A post-mortem examination established she had died between one and three weeks before her body was found, but it could not determine how she died. There was no sign of violence, and hypothermia was ruled out, but detectives could not determine who she was or how she died. Scientific advances led to a cold case review and a more detailed picture of who she was, concluding that she had been killed.
A Thai family read about the case three years later and believed the woman could have been their daughter, who had vanished in 2004. This led North Yorkshire Police to carry out DNA testing to confirm her identity. Inquiries established she had moved to the UK in 1991 with Mr Armitage after they were married in Thailand, and they had been living in northern England before her death.
Armitage was detained in Thailand last Thursday at his house in Kanchanaburi before being taken to the Bangkok Immigration Detention Centre. He did not file an immigration petition, which meant he no longer had the right to stay in Thailand. While the BBC has not spoken to Armitage, he previously denied any involvement in his wife’s death, according to The Sun. Police are continuing their investigation
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