A violent crime shook public opinion in Bogota. The body of a 36-year-old Colombian model and influencer Natalia Villalby was found on June 22, 2026 in an exclusive Morph Chico apartment. Body women were brutally stuffed in a suitcase, in a bathroom on the seventh floor.
According to the prosecution's findings, a 46-year-old British citizen entered the apartment, doctor Matthew Foster-Smith. He was supposed to attack and beat the model and then strangle her. After the killing, he tried to cover his tracks, including taking his sheets to the laundry – after which he fled Colombia. He crossed the border with Ecuador across the Rumichaca Bridge.
Arrest of the perpetrator
Foster-Smith was detained on June 27 at Quito Airport (the capital of Ecuador) as he attempted to return to London. They were involved. Police from Bogota, Interpol, Ecuadorian migration services and British police from Dorset.
Bogota Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán wrote on X: "In Bogotá, if you commit a crime, you pay the price".
He's facing severe punishment.
Doctor He may hear the charge qualified homicide women (aggravated femicide). Colombia is facing punishment from 40 to 50 years in prison. In addition, he may be responsible for destroying and concealing evidence.
Public Prosecutor’s Office General Colombia announces that she will seek extradition and judgment of a man at the scene of the crime.
It's a development. Foster-Smith claimed to have an alibi before stopping, to watch England–Croatia match in an Irish bar.
