By Press Association 2021
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton.
Thomas Schreiber, 34, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court for a short hearing on Monday morning.
Charges allege that Schreiber, of Gillingham, Dorset, murdered Sir Richard and attempted to murder Anne Schreiber on April 7.
He is also accused of driving a Range Rover dangerously on the A303 and the M3 on the same date.
Schreiber, dressed in a grey sweatshirt, wearing a white face mask and with a bandage on his right arm, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth.
Sir Richard Sutton (PC Agency/PA)
Man to appear in court charged with millionaire hotelier’s murder
Sir Richard Sutton (PC Agency/PA)
A man will appear in court charged with murdering a millionaire hotelier.
Dorset Police received a report raising concern for the welfare of the occupants of an address in Higher Langham near Gillingham at 7.30pm on April 7.
Officers attended the property and found Sir Richard Sutton, who owned a string of top hotels in London, and a woman aged in her 60s – named as Anne Schreiber – with serious injuries.
The force said it is believed both had sustained stab wounds.
Paramedics attended the scene but Sir Richard, 83, was pronounced dead at around 9.15pm.
By Press Association 2021
A man will appear in court charged with murdering a millionaire hotelier.
Dorset Police received a report raising concern for the welfare of the occupants of an address in Higher Langham near Gillingham at 7.30pm on April 7.
Officers attended the property and found Sir Richard Sutton, who owned a string of top hotels in London, and a woman aged in her 60s – named as Anne Schreiber – with serious injuries.
The force said it is believed both had sustained stab wounds.
Paramedics attended the scene but Sir Richard, 83, was pronounced dead at around 9.15pm.
An initial post-mortem examination conducted on Friday indicated that the cause of his death was stab wounds to his chest.
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton. Thomas Schreiber, 34, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court for a short hearing on Monday morning. Charges allege that Schreiber, of Gillingham, Dorset, murdered Sir Richard and attempted to murder Anne Schreiber on April 7. He is also accused of driving a Range Rover dangerously on the A303 and the M3 on the same date. Schreiber, dressed in a grey sweatshirt, wearing a white face mask and with a bandage on his right arm, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth. No pleas were entered to the three charges against him and no application for bail was made.