Man arrested in 2004 death of Thai woman
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Lamduan Armitage went unidentified by British police for 15 years and became known as the Lady of the Hills.
The British husband of a Thai woman whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales more than 20 years ago has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Walkers discovered Lamduan Armitage's half-naked body in a stream near Pen-y-ghent in 2004 and it went unidentified for 15 years until her family saw a BBC News report and came forward.
David Armitage, who had been living in Thailand since his death, was arrested earlier on his return to the UK after Thai authorities revoked his residency visa.
North Yorkshire Police, who are investigating the death, said: "A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Lamduan Armitage in 2004. He remains in police custody for questioning."
Richard Hill A man poses beside a rocky stream that runs through the Yorkshire Dales. The man is wearing a red jacket, black trousers, a hat and gloves and is holding walking sticks. Richard Hill
A group of hikers were posing for a photo when they spotted Lamduan's body in the stream.
Armitage was arrested last Thursday at his home in Kanchanaburi before being transferred to an immigration detention centre in Bangkok.
He did not apply for immigration, meaning he no longer had the right to remain in Thailand.
He returned to the UK on Saturday morning and was arrested by police shortly after arriving at Heathrow Airport, according to the BBC.
The BBC has not spoken to Mr Armitage, but he has previously said he was not involved in his wife's death, according to the Sun.
Ms Armitage, born Seekanya, became known as the Lady of the Hills during efforts to identify his wife after her body was found on September 20, 2004. North Yorkshire Police A black and white image of a woman with shoulder-length black hair. She is wearing a white dress with a heart-shaped brooch. North Yorkshire Police
Lamduan Armitage moved to the UK in 1991 with David Armitage after marrying him in Thailand.
An autopsy confirmed she had been dead between one and three weeks before her body was found, but could not determine how she died.
There were no signs of violence and hypothermia was ruled out, but detectives were unable to answer two key questions: who she was or how she died.
A review of the cold case began in 2016 and scientific advances have allowed police to piece together a more detailed picture of who she was and concluded she had been murdered. Three years later, a major breakthrough came when a Thai family became aware of the case and believed the woman could be their daughter who had disappeared in 2004.
This prompted North Yorkshire Police to carry out DNA tests to confirm her identity.
The investigation revealed that she moved to the UK in 1991 with Mr Armitage after they married in Thailand and that they were living in the north of England before her death.
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