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[webfact]

 

THE MANHUNT for the Marble Arch murderer today (Apr. 110 took a new turn after police named and released the first picture of the dual Hong Kong-Thai woman who was found stabbed to death inside her £4 million property.

 

Police today named the victim of the horrific stabbing as Kamonnan Thiamphanit whose body was discovered by officers after they forced entry to a property in Stanhope Place, Bayswater, at approximately 8.30 a.m. on Monday, April 8.

 

Officers were contacted on Sunday by friends of the 27-year-old who were concerned about her welfare but only attended the scene more than 13 hours later.

 

Kamonnan, known as Angela, lived at the address, which residents have said they believe was being used as an Airbnb and until four years ago was rented by the Ethiopian Embassy.

 

Neighbours of the Grade II-listed Georgian property on the edge of Hyde Park told MailOnline they heard two “high-pitched screams”  and then a harrowing “silence” hours before her body was found with stab injuries.

 

 

It is thought Kamonnan may have known her attacker as the five-storey house has a video entry system at the front door – and there was no sign of forced entry before officers entered on Monday morning.

 

The Met have launched a murder investigation following the tragic incident, vowing to “ensure whoever is responsible is held to account”, although no arrests have yet been made.

 

Detective Chief Inspector Adam Clifton, who leads the investigation, said: “My team continues to work tirelessly to piece together the events that led to Kamonnan’s murder.

 

“I would like to thank local residents for their patience while we have gone about our work at the scene.

 

“I would appeal to anyone who has information that could assist us, no matter how insignificant you think that may be, to come forward and speak to us.

 

“Kamonnan’s family and friends have been devastated by this murder and we must ensure whoever is responsible is held to account.”

 

By Dan Woodland, Daily Mail Online

TOP: Kamonnan Thiamphanit, who was found stabbed to death at a £4 million home near Hyde Park.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-04-12

 

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[webfact]

Screams in the night heard as London police probe the horrific murder of a young Thai woman 
by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

27-year-old Ms Kamonnan Thiamphanit (centre) was reportedly of Thai and Hong Kong descent. Police found her body on Monday morning at a £3.1 million property in Stanhope Place in the Bayswater area of the London borough of Westminster.

 

Thai woman stabbed to death in an upmarket London home in Westminster, shocking locals with night screams. Police investigate response delay as detectives promise to arrest the killer.

A massive murder hunt has been launched in London following the murder of a young Thai woman. Ms Kamonnan Thiamphanit was found stabbed to death at a £3.1 million property in Westminster on Monday morning. Shocked local residents reported hearing haunting screams on Sunday night. At the same time, an internal police probe is underway after a friend of the victim phoned the Metropolitan Police expressing concern for Ms Kamonnan’s welfare some 13 hours before the 27-year-old woman’s body was found by officers on Monday morning.

 

Police in London have revealed chilling details of a murder discovered by officers on Monday.

 The grim find took place in the upmarket Westminster area of the city.

 

At 8.30 am local residents observed police forcing their way into a Georgian residence.

It was located in a £3.1 million property, formerly the Ethiopian Embassy in the UK capital city.

 

Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-04-12

 

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[flyingtlger]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

at a £4 million home near Hyde Park.

or

1 hour ago, webfact said:

at a £3.1 million property in Westminster

???

[hellohello123]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

or

???

Quality journalism there.

I rememebr my mum telling me to reread anything i write .....in primary school

[cmjl]

Why didn't the neighbours call the plod when they heard screams?

 

Why did it take the plod 13 hours to check on her after her friend raised concerns?

 

R.I.P

[bje2000]

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

or

???

I don't know about the value, but the property is in Westminster (street sign on the building), less than 200m from Hyde Park (Google maps)

Edited April 11 by bje2000

[sammieuk1]

Any RTP looking at the case will be bewildered to find nothing will be ruled in or out in the first hour, even a harrowing silence🤔Rip

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

or

???

Just put it down to journalistic license.

[Muhendis]

Accuracy about the property value is, for me, irrelevant.

Anything over £200k is generally ignored.

[SmartyMarty]

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Any RTP looking at the case will be bewildered to find nothing will be ruled in or out in the first hour, even a harrowing silence🤔Rip

The RTP would immediately rule it a suicide, without even needing to visit the location 555.

[AustinRacing]

Fierce bidding happening at RTP as to who’ll get a free trip to UK to help investigators. This follows social media photos at tourist sites in London. Upon return the officer who paid the highest to the decision maker will submit a google translation of the report prepared by London police. 

[Homburg]

R.I.P. Ms. Kamonnan Thiamphanit.  London is an increasingly dangerous city.

 

 

[sikishrory]

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Any RTP looking at the case will be bewildered to find nothing will be ruled in or out in the first hour, even a harrowing silence🤔Rip

Would be a clear case of suicide to them.

[jacko45k]

There should be no shortage of video recordings of comings and goings.... isn't London the most monitored place on earth?

[Bangkok Barry]

 

Some info about the victim would be interesting. She was living in one of the most expensive places in London.

[neeray]

1 hour ago, hellohello123 said:

Quality journalism there.

I rememebr my mum telling me to reread anything i write .....in primary school

Mum was right. I was given the same advice. But proof reading on any site is almost unheard of in today's fast moving digital world (BTW, take a look at the spelling of your second word and the failure to capitalize your second "I"). Just sayin'.

[BritManToo]

12 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Some info about the victim would be interesting. She was living in one of the most expensive places in London.

Hooker killed by Ambassador on diplomatic passport.

Edited April 12 by BritManToo

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, bje2000 said:

I don't know about the value, but the property is in Westminster (street sign on the building), less than 200m from Hyde Park (Google maps)

Is the value and location important? What is important is the police response thirteen hours after the report. 

[Dogmatix]

Not a lot of information on this case or the unfortunate victim. Thai language reports are translations of what was in the British press. She was said to have a Hong Kong passport as well as a Thai one and went to the UK in September to join a British husband who is not named in any of the reports and no mention of them living together. Since she had a HK passport and there is nothing so far about her life or family in Thai media, it is possible she wasn’t brought up in Thailand and has no close family here, although more may emerge in Thai language media later.

 

The place she was murdered was a 5 bedroom terrace house in Marble Arch 200 yards from Hyde Park that served as the Ethiopian embassy until 4 years ago. Now thought to be an AirBNB. She can’t have been there more than a few days, as neighbours said a Swedish family was renting over Easter. In that area there are AirBNB 2 bed flats offered at 400 pounds plus a night and a 6 bed house at 1,840 a night. So the house in Stanhope Place must have been renting at north of 1,000 pounds a night. Not your average young Thai lady joining a British hubby in the UK and no suggestion she is from an ultra wealthy Thai or HK family.

Edited April 12 by Dogmatix

[Gandtee]

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Hooker killed by Ambassador on diplomatic passport.

Well done Watson. Surmising? Even if correct, are hookers down the list for police response time?

[bob smith]

question is, will big joke be on the case?

 

he’s currently in the UK, isn’t he?

 

Maybe if she did her 90 day reports then none of this would have happened.. SAFETY FIRST!! 

 

much love!

BOB.

Edited April 12 by bob smith

[thesetat]

33 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

There should be no shortage of video recordings of comings and goings.... isn't London the most monitored place on earth?

maybe the most with serial killers

[mikeymike100]

37 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

There should be no shortage of video recordings of comings and goings.... isn't London the most monitored place on earth?

Yes, it is supposed to have more CCTV cameras than any other city!

[Chongalulu]

2 hours ago, hellohello123 said:

Quality journalism there.

I rememebr my mum telling me to reread anything i write .....in primary school

Is behind your ears still clean...?

[smew]

2 hours ago, cmjl said:

Why didn't the neighbours call the plod when they heard screams?

 

Why did it take the plod 13 hours to check on her after her friend raised concerns?

 

R.I.P

It is ridiculous to call police every-time you hear screams. 

[Dogmatix]

24 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Hooker killed by Ambassador on diplomatic passport.

So far only one photo of her which looks very posed with her holding a probably fake antiquarian book as a prop. She was young and appeared pretty in the photo but didn’t look overtly like a bar girl or hooker. It’s a rather romantic type shot. 
 

The plod have been slow off the mark but lots of material for them to investigate. Friends who reported her unresponsive need will provide details of her life in London. There is CCTV, her visa status in UK - if she really had a HK passport, she could travel on that to the UK without visa. Who rented the very expensive 5 bedroom house in prime London area. Was she staying there alone? Are the reports about a British husband true?

[Dogmatix]

6 minutes ago, smew said:

It is ridiculous to call police every-time you hear screams. 

One of the reports said just one neighbour heard the screams. She was said to have lived there for 50 years, so must be fairly elderly. She reportedly said she heard two screams and would have poked her head out the window, if she had heard a third. But presumably she left it at that when there were no more screams. It seems the scream count was well short of her criterion for calling the unresponsive plod. After poking her head out the window, she might have needed to see a body fall from an upstairs window before making the call.

[ChaiyaTH]

Most murders happen by someone they know, so yeah makes sense.

[ChaiyaTH]

29 minutes ago, smew said:

It is ridiculous to call police every-time you hear screams. 

Yeah that would be a problem with my girlfriend, she screams as if she is being murdered if my son prank scares her, or if she sees a spider etc etc etc. 

[Korat Kiwi]

My biggest concern with this, as others have highlighted... 13 hours for Mr Plod to arrive! 

 

Overworked and underpaid?  Too many more important tasks at hand? 

 

Is the scene in England got that bad that this is accepted as normal? 

 

Things in NZ are quite bad too but a response is normally quicker,  unless it's something like burglary, theft or damage.  Then forget about seeing anyone. 

 

But anything involving domestic violence or weapons brings a rapid response. 

 

Poor lady.  Hope the catch the fiend.