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British man held in Ecuador after woman's body found in suitcase
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- Dorset Police Image caption, Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith was arrested at Quito International Airport in Ecuador
- A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia.
- Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in an apartment in Bogota on 18 June, local authorities said.
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Dorset Police Image caption, Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith was arrested at Quito International Airport in Ecuador
A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia.
Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, 46, from Bournemouth, Dorset, is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in an apartment in Bogota on 18 June, local authorities said.
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