Jury considers verdicts against Dorset man accused of murdering millionaire hotelier

A jury will continue its deliberations this morning in the trial of a Dorset man accused of murdering millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton

Author: Ben Mitchell, PA Published 17th Dec 2021

The jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of an artist accused of murdering millionaire hotelier Sir Richard Sutton and paralysing his own mother.

Thomas Schreiber, of Gillingham, Dorset, is on trial at Winchester Crown Court accused of the murder of the 83-year-old baronet and attempted murder of his mother Anne Schreiber, 66, on April 7 this year.

The 35-year-old has previously admitted the manslaughter of Sir Richard and pleaded guilty to driving a Range Rover dangerously on the A303, A4 and M3.

The attack happened at Sir Richard's Moorhill estate near Gillingham which he shared with the Schreiber family following the separation of the defendant's parents.

Anne Schreiber was paralysed in the attack and remains in hospital eight months later.

The jury will continue its deliberations today. (Friday)

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