A British husband has been jailed in Thailand for more than two decades after his wife’s mysterious death

Authorities in Thailand have arrested the British husband of a Thai woman whose body was found in a remote English mountain area more than 20 years ago.

The lifeless body of Lamduan Armitage — nee Seekanya — was found by hikers in the Yorkshire Dales in 2004.

But she remained anonymous, known only as “The Princess of the Mountains,” for 15 years until her family saw a BBC News report and came forward. In 2019, authorities conducted multiple interviews and DNA tests with family members in Thailand to confirm his identity, the BBC reported.

Thai immigration police said a 62-year-old British man was arrested at a home in the western province of Kanchanaburi on Friday for violating visa conditions.

“Immigration officials have decided to revoke his visa and he has been detained, before Thailand can proceed with the next steps to cooperate with the international community in relation to criminal activities,” the immigration police said in a statement on Saturday.

Thai officials and North Yorkshire police confirmed the man was David Armitage, Lamduan’s husband.

North Yorkshire Police, who are leading the investigation into Lamduan’s death, sent a team of detectives to Thailand last year to meet Lamduan’s family after his identity was confirmed through DNA testing.

In a statement on Saturday, a spokesman for North Yorkshire Police was aware of Armitage’s arrest in Thailand.

“In the event that Mr Armitage is deported, we understand that he will make his own decisions about where he goes, including returning to the UK,” the spokesman said.

“If that happens, we will do our best to talk to him about the investigation.”

The BBC reported that police are not sure how mother-of-three Lamduan died.

The BBC has not yet spoken to Armitage, but he previously said he had nothing to do with his wife’s death, reports The Sun.