British woman arrested for ‘stabbing boyfriend’ and claiming it was a suicide

Isabelle Carreras has been charged with murder (Picture: Viral Press)

A British businessman was found stabbed to death in mysterious circumstances at a luxury villa he shared with his wife in Thailand.

Thomas David Powell,33,from Stoke-on-Trent,was allegedly attacked with a 20-inch machete by Isabelle Violet Carreras,20,from Stafford,at a villa in Pattaya.

Thomas’s body was discovered on Thursday morning,when his British friend Charlie,became concerned that his phone was unreachable.

Charlie then came to the luxury housing estate in the Bang Lamung district,where he found the villa in disarray and Thomas’s corpse in the shower before calling the police.

Isabelle was filmed saying: ‘It was after he did it,he realised how much he was bleeding,and he was walking around,and I tried calling an ambulance,but I couldn’t call an ambulance in time,I don’t want him to go.’

She’s since been charged with murder.

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.Officers encountered a bloody scene (Picture: Viral Press)Officers said they found blood stains on the tiles and cabinets,while blood-soaked towels and rags were strewn across the floor from suspected attempts to clean up the scene.Police said the businessman is believed to have been dead for around six hours before being discovered.His wife claimed his death was a suicide,adding that he was ‘really into grass recently’ and that he ‘had been taking six strips of Valium daily’.Investigators said evidence at the scene contradicted her claims. They reportedly found cuts on Isabelle’s fingers and signs of a struggle at the property. The 20-inch machete discovered in the kitchen sink had allegedly been washed and wiped clean.Police Colonel Nattapon Phongsuksakul said officers were reviewing CCTV at the home to determine what really happened.He said: ‘Based on the wounds,it is difficult for us to accept that claim because there was clearly a stab wound to the back.‘There were multiple injuries across the body,including both slash and stab wounds. The fatal wound was a stab to the left side of the back,showing a direct plunging motion.‘We firmly believe this was not a suicide as she claimed. What makes us doubt her account further is that she washed the knife.‘The weapon used was a machete,and washing it suggests an attempt to conceal evidence. There is also CCTV footage from inside the house.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at .For more stories like this,check our news page.