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Detectives hunting the killer of a property manager knifed to death at a £4million mansion near Hyde Park have revealed the CPS is considering whether there is enough evidence to extradite the prime suspect back to the UK.
Kamonnan Thiamphanit, who was a tenant at the former Ethiopian embassy, was found dead on April 8 shortly after neighbours heard ear piercing screams.
An inquest into the 27-year-old woman's death was opened and adjourned at Westminster Coroner's Court on Tuesday, April 16.
Detective Chief Inspector Alison Foxwell told the inquest that officers have a named individual as a suspect - and asked the Crown Prosecution Service whether there is sufficient evidence to extradite that person from outside the UK.
Officers will not confirm the suspect's identity or where it is believed they currently are.
Ms Thiamphanit, who had dual Chinese-Hong Kong and Thai nationality, had been living in the UK for around nine years, having initially come over to study at university.
Her family said in a statement: 'We are unspeakably hurt by the loss of our dearly loved one and are sincerely thankful for the relentless efforts of the British police in investigating this tragic event.
Kamonnan Thiamphanit, 27, (pictured) was found stabbed to death at a £4million home near Hyde Park
Police officers at the scene after forcing entry to the house near Hyde Park at around 8.30am on April 8
'We believe that with the commendable teamwork and dedication of the police, this case will be resolved swiftly, thereby preventing any further innocent victims.'
Ms Thiamphanit's cousin Nutcha Tiempanich, 28, spoke with Ms Thiamphanit eight days before her body was found to rubber-stamp plans for her to jet back to the Thai province of Ratchaburi.
But she suddenly cancelled at the last minute because she could no longer make it.
Her killer is believed to have fled the country, an inquest heard, with police telling the hearing they have a name for the prime suspect.
Murder detectives are working on a theory that Ms Thiamphanit, known as Angela, knew her killer and had let him into the apartment in Bayswater, which she had been renting out as an AirBnB.
According to Ms Tiempanich, Ms Thiamphanit was flying back for the Qingming festival - a Chinese celebration that honours the dead.
'We talked about the day the whole family would meet in a Chinese cemetery [for] the festival,' she told The Times.
'Angela said she was ready to book the ticket, but she could not make it. We are shocked. We did not believe the news when we heard
