Authorities in Colombia arrest a British man over the death of a woman whose body is reportedly found inside a suitcase in Bogota. Multiple outlets identify the suspect as Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46, from Bournemouth/Poole in Dorset, and say he is taken into custody after Colombian authorities accuse him of killing Natalia Villalba Angarita, a 36-year-old woman. The reports state that the alleged killing happened around June 18 in a flat in the Chico neighbourhood of Bogota, with authorities describing the incident in connection with the woman’s body being discovered in a suitcase. One report says Foster-Smith phones the UK newspaper The Sun and claims he was watching England’s World Cup match at the time of the alleged offence. Other outlets also say he is arrested in Ecuador, where he is reportedly detained before being linked to the case. The sources agree on the main points: the woman’s body is found in a suitcase in Bogota, the suspect is British, and he faces accusations connected to the death. The reports do not indicate a trial outcome.
British man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia
Authorities in Colombia arrest a British man over the death of a woman whose body is reportedly found inside a suitcase in Bogota. Multiple outlets identify the suspect as Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith,...
- Colombian authorities say a woman’s body was found inside a suitcase in Bogota.
- The suspect is identified as British national Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46.
- Authorities accuse Foster-Smith of causing the death of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36.
- Reports place the incident in a flat in Bogota’s Chico neighbourhood around mid-June.
- Foster-Smith reportedly claims he was watching England during the relevant time period.
A British doctor has been arrested in Ecuador after Colombian authorities accused him of murdering a model whose body was discovered hidden inside a suitcase.
1 month agoA British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase despite him telling The Sun newspaper that he was watching England at the time. Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in a flat in the Chico neighbourhood of Bogota, Colombia, on June 18, local authorities said. But the 46-year-old from Bournemouth reportedly rang The Sun a day before his arrest and said: “I was watching England vs Croatia on...
1 month agoBritish doctor Matthew Foster-Smith has been arrested in Ecuador over the alleged murder of a Colombian model found stuffed into a suitcase in Bogota
2 months agoMatthew Foster-Smith, 46, from Poole, Dorset, has been arrested by Columbian police over the murder of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36, who was found dead inside a suitcase on June 22.
2 months agoMatthew Foster-Smith, 46, from Poole, Dorset, has been arrested by Columbian police over the murder of Natalia Villalba Angarita, 36, who was found dead inside a suitcase on June 22.
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