Teen ‘stabbed Airbnb host, 27, to death just hours after renting flat from her following arrival in UK’

NewsUK News A TEEN has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman just hours after he rented a room from her on Airbnb. Enzo Bettamio, then aged 16, arrived in the UK on a flight from Los Angeles on April 5, 2024. Kamonnan Thiamphanit was found dead at home Credit: PA She has been stabbed to death Credit: PA He allegedly used the Airbnb app to book a room for a month at Kamonnan Thiamphanit’s flat near Marble Arch in central London. The Old Bailey heard Kamonnan – also known as Angela – had spent that evening playing board games with friends. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! But in the early hours of April 6, she left citing an emergency at the address. Kamonnan arrived back in an Uber at 4.24am, which was the last time she was seen alive, it was said. Forensics at the scene in central London Credit: Getty Kamonnan’s body was found by cops on April 8 Credit: Rex Around 13 hours later, Bettamio allegedly flagged down a black cab on nearby Bayswater Road to take him to the airport, where he bought a ticket to Dubai. Kamonnan’s body was found by police on April 8 after worried friends raised the alarm. A post-mortem examination found she had died from multiple sharp force injuries. Bettamio – now aged 19 – spoke only to confirm his identity and deny a charge of murder. Most read in The Sun The international kart racer will face trial beginning on February 1 next year.