Moment cops detain Brit husband of ‘Lady of the Hills’ victim in Thailand 21 years after body found in UK beauty spot
Moment cops detain Brit husband of ‘Lady of the Hills’ victim in Thailand 21 years after body found in UK beauty spot
Share:
THIS is the moment that British teacher David Armitage was detained by cops in Thailand 21 years after his wife was murdered. The university lecturer was led away from his home by immigration police after his residency visa was revoked. Officials acted after Interpol issued a Blue Notice which allows police to “collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal investigation”.
![[Arrest of a British man suspected in the 2004 murder of a Thai woman.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5017457-women-mountains-january-25-966581565.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It is thought the notice was issued as part of the Lady of the Hills investigation by British cops into the murder of his Thai wife Lamduan. At least seven immigration officials arrived at his home in the town of Kanchanaburi at 5pm last Thursday to detain him.
![[Immigration police officers at a residential home in Thailand.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/immigration-act-states-aliens-excluded-966807660.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Bearded Armitage – wearing a blue jacket and shirt - hugged a woman outside his home and checked his gate was padlocked before being led to a waiting police car. After being driven to a local immigration centre he was transferred to a facility in Bangkok where he will remain until he leaves Thailand.
![[Police officers and a suspect stand outside a house.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/5017457-women-mountains-january-25-966581274.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He had 48 hours to lodge an appeal against the decision but failed to do so meaning he will now be deported. The development came six years after he denied murdering his wife Lamduan when The Sun tracked him down to his remote home. She had moved to the UK in 1991 after marrying Armitage, who is from Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, in Bangkok.
![[Photo of Lamduan Seekanya in Thailand.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/collect-lamduan-seekanya-native-thailand-474924641.jpg?strip=all&w=644)
