Thailand detains British man in ‘Lady of the Hills’ mystery

Authorities in Thailand have detained the British husband of a Thai woman whose body was found in remote English hill country more than 20 years ago.

The lifeless body of Lamduan Armitage – née Seekanya – was found by hikers in the Yorkshire Dales in 2004.

But she remained unidentified, known only as the “Lady of the Hills”, the mystery enduring until a fresh police appeal in 2019 led to her family in Thailand coming forward.

Thai immigration police said a 62-year-old British man was detained at a house in the western province of Kanchanaburi on Friday for breaching visa conditions.

“Immigration officials decided to revoke his visa and he was detained, before Thailand proceeds with the next steps in international cooperation on criminal acts,” immigration police said in a statement on Saturday.

Thai officials and North Yorkshire Police confirmed the man was David Armitage, Lamduan’s husband.