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 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 a big screen in an Irish bar so it wasn’t me.
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SUN · 2026-06-28 · 12:29 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0628-88109
NSR-2026-0628-88109News Report·SCO·Human Interest
UK man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia
A 46-year-old British man, Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith from Bournemouth, has been arrested in Ecuador. He is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba, whose body was discovered inside a suitcase in a flat in Bogota, Colombia, on June 18.
dpaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-28 · 12:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 46-year-old British man, Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith from Bournemouth, has been arrested in Ecuador. He is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba, whose body was discovered inside a suitcase in a flat in Bogota, Colombia, on June 18. Prior to his arrest, Foster-Smith reportedly contacted The Sun newspaper, claiming he was watching an England football match at the time of the incident, stating, "I was watching England vs Croatia on a big screen in an Irish bar so it wasn’t me." Local authorities are investigating the death.
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The arrested man is 46 years old and from Bournemouth.
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A British man has been arrested in Ecuador after a woman's body was found in a suitcase in Colombia.
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Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to have caused the death of 36-year-old Natalia Villalba in Bogota, Colombia, on June 18.
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Foster-Smith told The Sun newspaper that he was watching England vs Croatia on a big screen in an Irish bar at the time.
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