Prime suspect in murder at £4,000,000 flat ‘has fled the UK’

The prime suspect in the murder of a 27-year-old who was found stabbed to death in a £4 million property near Hyde Park is believed to have fled the UK.

Kamonnan Thiamphanit, who was known as Angela to her friends, was found dead inside the Airbnb property in central London last week.

The property developer, who had dual Chinese-Hong Kong and Thai nationality, was found by police with stab wounds.

Police believe the attacker was known to her, but are doubtful the suspect will be charged anytime soon.

Senior Coroner Professor Fiona Wilcox said: ‘I think it unlikely anyone will be imminently charged.

‘We are requesting with the CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] whether we have sufficient evidence to extradite someone from outside the UK, so I think it unlikely.’

Neighbours reported hearing loud music and shouting late into Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday morning, hours before police arrived.

A woman who lives close to the flat told the Metro.co.uk: ‘I heard two very high pitched screams on Sunday evening. I’d never heard a sound like that before.

‘I’m scared sh**less, I’ve got a triple lock on the door anyway. There aren’t any real feelings, I feel numb. I do have a heightened sense of paranoia. You feel vulnerable.’

Detective Chief Inspector Alison Foxwell said: ‘Angela, which is what she was known as whilst in the UK, had been renting out 6 Stanhope Place as an Airbnb property.

‘We believe that the person who attacked her was known to her.

‘At some point she was attacked, which caused her death. We have a named individual we are looking for at this moment.’

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