The mother of the Lady of the Hills said today she would never forgive the British lecturer she believes murdered her daughter.

Speaking from her home in Udon Thani, northern Thailand, Joomsri Seekanya, 79, said she was still heartbroken over the mystery death of Thai bride Lamduan Seekanya, 35, in Yorkshire in 2004.

University lecturer David Armitage, 62, was detained last week over visa offences connected to the ongoing case, which police in the UK are still attempting to grill him about. He had previously swerved North Yorkshire Police's cold case unit who had travelled to Thailand in February 2023.

David is now facing deportation after officers, working with British police, reviewed his visa and found it could breach clauses banning people who are a 'danger to the public' or may be 'violent or pose a threat to the security of the public or nation'.

Speaking in the video from 00:33 onwards, Lamduan's mother said: 'Now it is up to the legal process, as I try not to think too much about it anymore.

‘I was neither angry nor not angry, at the same time, it's a simple matter. I cannot change it.

‘If he actually did it and wanted to ask for forgiveness, I would not let him come. I will not forgive him. What goes around comes around.'

Asked if she believes David is the killer, she said: 'It looks like that. Two of them went out together, who else can we blame? They went out to England with their family, with two kids.'

Asked if she has any hope of receiving her daughter's ashes, she said: 'No, probably not. I spoke before a long time ago, and they said that there probably aren't any bones left to return.

'The body probably decomposed into soil, leaving only her soul. I wish for her to rest in peace.

'I have waited for 22 years for justice.

'I believe in karma and feel the suspect will get what he deserves, as what goes around comes around and it is now up to the authorities to handle his fate.

'I do not know for sure who killed my daughter but I suspect it was David, because my daughter had gone to stay with him.'

When asked about how strange it was that the suspect claimed not to know about her daughter's death and then came to Thailand, Joomsri said that he came to Thailand. She said that Lamduan's children had not been in contact with her.

The reporter asked whether the authorities would return Lamduan's ashes, and Joomsri said that she had no hope of that.

She added: 'I had a small Buddhist ceremony for Lamduan after learning that the body was hers.

'I have already put aside my feelings. I just hope that whoever killed her gets what he deserves.

'It was better to know the body belonged to my daughter rather than having her go missing without a trace.'

Police Colonel Ratchot Chotkun, Deputy Commander of the Immigration Police Investigation Division said: 'There will be other appeal processes. The case is not finished yet, but the reason he was caught there is to revoke his visa.'

Footage from January 23 showed David being detained outside his home in the remote Nong Bua district of Mueang town, near the border with Myanmar. He was taken to the capital Bangkok 80 miles away where he was remanded in custody.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Yuthana Phraedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, said: 'The investigation found that Mr David had fled from England and was residing in Thailand for a long time.

'The Immigration Bureau officers investigated and tracked him until they found out he was living in a house in Kanchanaburi.

'The Immigration Bureau considered that he was a person who had behaviour relevant to Section 12(7) of the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 and approved the revocation of permission to stay in the Kingdom.

'He has been taken into custody and sent to Sub-Division 3 of the Immigration Bureau to proceed according to the Immigration Act and the International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Act (MLAT) between Thailand and the United Kingdom.'

David is wanted for questioning in the UK over the death of his late wife Lamduan Seekanya, then 35, in Yorkshire.

Lamduan's partially-clothed body was found in a mountain stream in the Yorkshire Dales in 2004 near the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

Police in the UK said that if David returns, then officers would speak with him about the case.

The development comes more than a year after he refused to meet cops from North Yorkshire Police's cold case unit who had travelled to Thailand in February 2023.

He had agreed to speak to them but cancelled at the last minute.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: 'We are aware of the detention in Thailand of David Armitage, the husband of Lamduan Armitage.

'We understand it relates to his visa status and residence in Thailand and is entirely a matter for the Immigration Service of the Royal Thai Police.

'Should Mr Armitage be deported, we understand that he will have a choice as to where he goes, which will include return to the UK.

'Should that occur, we will again make every effort to speak to him about the investigation.'