Body of Briton’s girlfriend found in Thailand jungle
A BRITISH gym instructor has been assisting police in Thailand investigating the suspected murder of his Ukrainian girlfriend.
Phillip Armstrong, 47, was interviewed by police on Monday after Olha Frolova, 32, was found dead on Koh Samui island in southern Thailand.
Mrs Frolova went missing on May 25 and her decomposed body was found covered by a pile of coconut palm leaves deep in the jungle on Friday supporting suspicions she had been murdered.
Police believe the dead woman had been there for around two weeks.
She had reportedly left her husband Dimas Frolova, 40, two months ago to stay with Mr Armstrong following a year-long affair.
The British fitness fanatic told officers that he had been in a relationship with Mrs Frolova but was unaware what had happened to her after she went missing.
He said: “I don’t know where Olha went after she disappeared. Neither me nor her husband know.” Local police said that Mrs Frolova suffered from bipolar disorder and was prone to violent outbursts.
CCTV showed Mrs Frolova returning a rented motorcycle on May 25, the last day she was alive, they said.
Local media reported that she then returned to the shop on a motorcycle with Mr Armstrong.
Officers said that Mr Frolova had identified the body of his late wife.
He told police that she had left him two months ago to live with another man on the island but they had stayed in touch.
Mr Frolova, who first reported his wife missing, said: “We have been married for 12 years and have one son together. We moved to Koh Samui about five years ago.
“My wife started to see someone else about a year ago before she decided she wanted a divorce and to move out to live with her new boyfriend.
“However, while we were working on the paperwork, she sometimes still brought our boy to me and asked me to take care of him for a day or two.
“The last time I saw her she had done the same but this time she had not come back for our kid for four days, so I decided to go to the police.”