A Congolese woman has confessed to stabbing a British woman to death in Cambodia in a twisted "love triangle killing".
Jessica Hopkins, 34, is said to have died after being repeatedly stabbed in the neck in a park in Phnom Penh on Friday.
Her flatmate, Kidikila Nganda Glodie, 33, was arrested less than a day after the body was discovered.
Officers believed the death was prompted by jealousy after Miss Glodie discovered Miss Hopkins was having an affair with her boyfriend.
Miss Hopkins, originally from Harpenden in Hertfordshire, was reportedly found lying in a pool of blood.
Several tributes have been posted on social media, with her friends describing her as a "selfless" and "wonderful human".
One friend wrote on Facebook: "It's why she stayed in Cambodia, she just wanted to help anyone and everyone."
Miss Glodie was found in a beauty salon about a mile and a half away from the scene of the murder at 4:30pm local time on Saturday.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- Spain rocked by fresh wave of anti-migrant protests as hooded men target asylum centre after '14-year-old girl raped'
- Pregnant British woman imprisoned abroad for smuggling drugs told she can walk free after plea deal breakthrough
- France 'readies hospitals for war' and Germany 'on guard' as Vladimir Putin kicks off military drills
Congolese national Kidikila Nganda Glodie confessed to the killing
| INSTAGRAM/CAMBODIAEXPATSONLINEFootage showed her being arrested by police at the salon.
Officers shared that the two women had been living together in a rented property in the Chroy Changvar area of Phnom Penh at the time of Miss Hopkins' death.
The pair reportedly got into a fight on the night of the alleged attack after travelling to a park on a motorbike.
According to the Khmer Times, Em Vichetr, deputy chief at the Criminal Investigations Office, said witnesses watched the murder take place.
He said they told police that "the suspect knocked the victim down and pushed her to the ground".
The deputy chief continued: "The suspect took a knife and stabbed the victim many times in the throat, causing her to die at the scene, before fleeing."
The police chief, Bun Saty, said that his units believed Miss Hopkins was killed due to being romantically involved with Miss Glodie's boyfriend.
He said: "During the interrogation after her arrest, the suspect confessed that she had killed the victim because she was angry at her for having an affair with her Congolese boyfriend."
The 34-year-old had been temporarily renting a property in the Chang Chroy Changvar
| GETTYSophie Marston, a friend of Miss Hopkins, said: "We couldn't have been closer. She was a wonderful human, selfless, she took the world's problems on her shoulders.
"It's why she stayed in Cambodia; she just wanted to help anyone and everyone. I can't believe I'm talking in the past tense."
Another friend, Natalie Bronkhorst, shared: "Rest well, Teacher Jess. You were the sweetest, kindest person I have ever met.
"You didn't deserve this - nobody does. You had the purest heart, and we will always remember you that way. Fly high, Jess."
The Foreign Office said it is supporting the victim's family and is in contact with Cambodian authorities.
More From GB News