UK doctor arrested in Ecuador for Colombian model murder

A British man has been arrested in Ecuador in connection with the death of a Colombian woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in a Bogotá apartment. Colombian authorities allege that Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, a 46-year-old from Bournemouth, Dorset, killed 36-year-old model Natalia Villalba Angarita on June 18.

Foster-Smith was detained at Quito International Airport following an international operation. Colombian prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant and secured an Interpol Red Notice for his capture. Authorities said he is suspected of beating Villalba to death in an apartment in the Chico neighborhood, placing her body in a suitcase, and then attempting to conceal the crime before fleeing.

The victim's body was discovered on June 22 by cleaning staff who entered her seventh-floor apartment after her rental period ended. A grey suitcase containing her remains was found in the bathroom with the shower still running.

In the hours before his arrest, Foster-Smith contacted a newspaper to profess his innocence. He claimed he was watching England's World Cup match against Croatia in an Irish bar on June 17 and was therefore not responsible. He said that after the match he...