Teen accused of killing Airbnb host and fleeing to Dubai hours after arriving in UK

NewsUKCrimeTeen accused of killing Airbnb host and fleeing to Dubai hours after arriving in UKEnzo Bettamio, then aged 16, had arrived in the UK on a flight from Los Angeles on April 5 2024Emily Pennink Tuesday 28 April 2026 13:29 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966408","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/enzo-bettamio-kamonnan-thiamphanit-dubai-b2966408.html","title":"Teen accused of killing Airbnb host and fleeing to Dubai hours after arriving in UK"}}Enzo Bettamio allegedly used the Airbnb application to book a room for a month at the victim’s property in Stanhope Place, near Marble Arch in central London (REUTERS)For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"I <strong>would<\/strong> like to receive breaking news alerts by email<\/span>","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyBreakingNews","regSourceSection":"Crime","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A teenager allegedly stabbed a woman to death within hours of arriving in the UK and renting a room from her via Airbnb.Enzo Bettamio, 18, was charged with the murder of 27-year-old Kamonnan Thiamphanit, also known as Angela, after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates last week.On Tuesday, the dual Brazilian and Italian national appeared at the Old Bailey by video-link from Wandsworth Jail.Prosecutor Nadeem Holland told how the defendant had allegedly killed Ms Thiamphanit during a period of just 24 hours in the UK in 2024.Bettamio, then aged 16, had arrived in the UK on a flight from Los Angeles on April 5 2024.He had allegedly used the Airbnb application to book a room for a month at the victim’s property in Stanhope Place, near Marble Arch in central London.Ms Thiamphanit spent that evening playing board games with friends, leaving in the early hours of April 6, citing an emergency at the Stanhope Place address, the court was told.An Uber minicab dropped her off at 4.24am, which was the last time she was physically seen alive, Mr Holland said.Some 13 hours later, the defendant allegedly flagged down a black cab on nearby Bayswater Road to take him to the airport where he bought a ticket to Dubai.Ms Thiamphanit’s friends became concerned and alerted police, who found her body inside her home on…

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