Kart racer claims he stabbed Airbnb host Kamonnan Thiamphaint to death ‘in self defence’

An international kart racer who fled to Dubai after stabbing his Airbnb host to death and leaving the knife embedded in her neck claims he acted in ‘lawful and reasonable self-defence’, a court heard. Kamonnan Thiamphaint, 27, was found dead with multiple stab wounds at her home near Hyde Park on 8 April, 2024. A postmortem found multiple sharp force injuries and defensive injuries to the arms and legs. Enzo Bettamio, 19, had arrived in the UK from Los Angeles…