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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.
Partner of hotel tycoon Sir Richard Sutton remains in critical condition
Thomas Schreiber, 34, is alleged to have stabbed 84-year-old Sir Richard, one of Britain s most richest men
Sir Richard Sutton
The partner of the hotel tycoon Sir Richard Sutton who died after being stabbed remains in critical condition as her son appears in court with bandaged hands.
Thomas Schreiber, 34, is alleged to have stabbed 84-year-old Sir Richard , one of Britain s most richest men, in an attack at his country mansion on April 7.
Schreiber is also charged with the attempted murder of his mother, Anne Schreiber, 65, during the incident at Moorhill in the hamlet of Higher Langham, near Gillingham, Dorset.