The streets of London were empty on Monday with the city and parts of southeast England under new coronavirus restrictions to stem the spread of a new strain of the virus.
Xinhua/Han Yan via GettySir Richard Lexington Sutton was reportedly stabbed to death at his country house in Dorset.
The hotel owner was listed as one of the richest men in Great Britain.
Sutton is believed to have known his attacker, according to the Dorset Police Department.
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Sir Richard Lexington Sutton, one of the richest men in Great Britain, was found stabbed to death on Wednesday night, according to the
local newspaper Dorset Echo.The Dorset Police Department launched a murder investigation on Wednesday after finding the 83-year-old Baronet at his country estate, according to multiple reports from the media, including
BBC News. Police were called to the scene by a concerned member of the public, according to the local newspaper.Sutton was pronounced dead on the scene due to the stab wounds and an unidentified woman in her 60s, who is believed to be his wife, was airlifted to a local hospital. The police
reported she remains in critical condition.The police tracked a vehicle believed to be connected to the scene of the crime and arrested an unidentified 34-year-old man who authorities suspect is connected to the incident, according to a
press release. The police said the suspect was known to the Sutton family.
