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By Press Association 2021
Sir Richard Sutton
A 34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering a millionaire hotelier remains in hospital, police said.
Sir Richard Sutton, who owned a string of top hotels in London, died during an incident at a property near Gillingham, Dorset.
Dorset Police said a man in his 80s suffered fatal stab wounds at a property in Higher Langham on Wednesday evening.
A woman in her 60s, named in reports as Sir Richard’s wife, was critically injured in the incident and was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
Police said a 34-year-old man, who was known to the victims, was arrested in the Hammersmith area of London after a vehicle was stopped by the Metropolitan Police.
04:01 EDT, 9 April 2021
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This is the dramatic moment armed police swooped on a Range Rover driver and arrested him on suspicion of murdering one of Britain s richest men who was stabbed to death in his country mansion - as his wife continues to fight for her life.
Three hours after hotelier Sir Richard Sutton, 83, was killed inside his £2million home in north Dorset on Wednesday night, police performed a hard stop on the 34-year-old man 100 miles away in Chiswick, West London after tracking him across five counties.
Pictures from the scene show the 4x4 had been boxed in by at least four police cars, before the driver - who was known to Sir Richard - was carried away in a stretcher after he was found to have received a number of serious self-inflicted injuries .
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image captionSir Richard Sutton and his family s wealth was valued at £301m in the 2020 Sunday Times Rich List
A man arrested on suspicion of murder after one of the UK s richest men was found stabbed to death remains in hospital with injuries, police said.
A woman, in her 60s and believed to be his wife, was also stabbed and remains in a critical condition.
Dorset Police said a 34-year-old man who was arrested following the stabbing was continuing to receive hospital treatment for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
The suspect, from Gillingham, and the victims were known to each other. He was arrested after being stopped in a vehicle in Hammersmith, London, and was taken to hospital.
By Press Association 2021
Sir Richard Sutton death
A 34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering a millionaire hotelier has been released from hospital, police said.
Sir Richard Sutton, who owned a string of top hotels in London, died on Wednesday during an incident at a property near Gillingham, Dorset.
Dorset Police said a man in his 80s suffered fatal stab wounds at a property in Higher Langham on Wednesday evening.
An initial post-mortem examination indicated that the cause of death was stab wounds to his chest, the force added.
A woman in her 60s, named in reports as Sir Richard’s wife, was seriously injured in the incident and was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol where she remains in a critical condition.