Man questioned after Hong Kong fashion model partner stabbed to death in Bangkok

Thai police have questioned a man suspected of killing his 24-year-old partner, an international model who previously worked in Hong Kong.

Media outlets in the country said on Tuesday that Gwendoline Cretton, a Swiss passport holder, was killed at her residence in Bangkok’s Prawet district on Thursday night last week.

She was reportedly stabbed to death, and three men – the suspect and two neighbours who tried to help the man who yelled for help – carried her body to a car.

Surveillance camera footage showed Cretton walking her dog at around 5.30pm outside her home on the evening, 45 minutes before she was heard yelling from inside her home, followed by the man’s car going back and forth.

Local media reported the victim was found with a knife wound on her neck and another elsewhere on her body

Some local media said the man was a Hongkonger who initially claimed the woman had killed herself due to depression.

The suspect was seen declining to respond to media inquiries on his way to a vehicle belonging to authorities.

The Hong Kong office of model agency Cal Carries International Management told the Post that a woman matching the deceased’s name, appearance and age had worked for the company for years until her contract ended earlier in 2024.

But the agency could not confirm her identity as the victim or her latest whereabouts.

The company said it hoped its former model was not involved.

East West Models, an agency in Germany that hosted images of Cretton on its website, told the Post she had previously worked with her mother’s agency in Switzerland.

Cretton usually appeared in print and online media.

Hong Kong’s Immigration Department said it had not received any request for help and it had contacted Beijing’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the Chinese embassy in Thailand to learn more.

Additional reporting by James Modesto