LONDON — A Florida man has been arrested after police discovered the body of a British woman who allegedly traveled to the U.S with the intention being killed, authorities said Monday.

Dwain Hall, 53, from Ocala, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping after the victim's remains were found in Marion County, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a statement.

The victim was not named in the statement, but an affidavit viewed by NBC News identified her as 32-year-old Sonia Exelby from Portsmouth in England.

The affidavit said Exelby had long struggled with mental health problems, was suicidal and "planned to travel to the United States with the intention of meeting with online individuals who would be willing to kill her violently."

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