A British doctor wanted by police over the murder of a model found inside a suitcase in a Colombian apartment has been arrested.

The body of Natalia Villalba Angarita, a 36-year-old model from Cúcuta, in northern Colombia, was found by cleaning staff who entered the property in the capital, Bogotá, after the rental period ended on June 22.

They discovered the victim's remains concealed inside a grey suitcase in the bathroom where the shower was still running.

Matthew Foster-Smith, 46, from Poole, Dorset, spoke out earlier this week to protest his innocence, claiming he had been watching England playing against Croatia at the time of the killing.

But police have now arrested the British national over the murder, having fled to Quito in neighbouring Ecuador. He was taken into custody at Quito International Airport.