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UK man arrested in Ecuador over suitcase body discovery in Colombia

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A British man has been arrested in Ecuador in connection with the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a suitcase in Colombia. The suspect, reportedly from Bournemouth, allegedly beat the woman to death before attempting to conceal her body and flee the scene. He was apprehended after making phone calls to The Sun newspaper, where he claimed to have been watching a football match at the time of the incident. AI

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UK man arrested in Ecuador over suitcase body discovery in Colombia

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · dpa ·

    UK man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia

    A 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 fl…

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