The 'Lady of the Hills' found dead in a remote location in the Yorkshire Dales almost 15 years ago has been identified.

Police, who have been conducting a cold-case investigation, say they believe the woman, found on a remote part of the Pennine Way close to Penyghent on September 20, 2004 is Lamduan Armitage, nee Seekanya.

The identification follows extensive enquiries and DNA testing with family members in Thailand, and the Major Investigation Team’s Cold Case Review Unit.

Officers are now appealing for information from the UK and Thailand.

Lamduan, who would now be 51 years old and was married with three children, is originally from the Udon Thani province in north east Thailand.

North Yorkshire Police are continuing to build a picture of Lamduan’s life in Thailand and at various places she lived in the UK between 1991 and 2004, including Portsmouth, Hampshire; Rugby, Warwickshire, and Preston in Lancashire.

Officers also understand that Lamduan visited Thailand at some point between 2003 and 2004, but not which part of the country she went to.

Police are working with the Crown Prosecution Service to obtain the legal authority to interview members of Lamduan’s family and to conduct enquiries in Thailand with the co-operation and assistance of the Thai authorities, as well as conducting enquires in the UK.

A police spokesman said officers were seeking information from anyone who knew Lamduan Armitage, whose surname was Seekanya before her marriage, or her family between 1991 and up to the time she died in September 2004.

"No matter how small or seemingly insignificant you think the information is, it could prove to be very important to help us establish details about Lamduan’s life and the circumstances surrounding her death."

Anyone with any information can pass it on in a number of different ways:

By uploading it to the Major Incident Public Portal at: mipp.police.uk, by telephone 01609 643147 (adding 44 before the number if calling from outside the UK); by email: ColdCaseReviewUnit@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk; or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or online at:crimestoppers-uk.org. Those with information are also asked to use the reference number 12170002439.