A wealthy estate agent has appeared in court accused of murdering his ex fiancée at a luxury hotel used by the England football and rugby teams.
James Cartwright was arrested after the body of Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, was found in a £500 a night room the couple had booked for his 60th birthday earlier this month.
Paramedics were called to the exclusive five-star Pennyhill Park at Bagshot, Surrey, on Sunday, April 14 after Samantha’s body was discovered when estate agent Cartwright called 999 saying he had ‘found her dead’.
Prosecutor Gus Walter told the court the couple had met via a dating agency in September 2022 and they had planned to get married.
A source at the hotel revealed that a man and a woman arrived at the hotel last Friday.
The source said at the weekend: ‘The couple had arrived on the Friday and had been booked in for the whole weekend with spa treatments as well.
‘They had been booked for a massage that morning but didn’t turn up and staff didn’t even know it might be murder as the management wanted it kept quiet.
‘Staff were told that there had been a death and nothing else so when the news broke everyone was shocked although police have been there all week but it’s been kept very quiet.
‘The hotel prides itself on privacy and discretion and guests have still been checking and using the facilities but none of them know what happened.
‘The room where it happened is closed off and that area is out of bounds to everyone apart from the police and management.’
Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Debbie Birch said: ‘Our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this difficult time.
‘The investigation is in the early stages and a specialist team of officers are working around the clock to follow up enquiries.’
Pennyhill Park, which sits in 120 acres of parkland, near Bagshot, is described as ‘Surrey’s most luxurious spa and hotel retreat’ and located around two miles from Bagshot Park, where Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh lives.
Cartwright, of Axminster, Devon, spoke to confirm his name and age and was dressed in a quilted jacket and grey trousers. He was arrested the day after the postmortem.
He was accused of murder and controlling and coercive behaviour and remanded in custody until his next appearance on Wednesday at Guildford Crown Court.
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A former Clemson defensive lineman has found a new home in the NFL.
The Buffalo Bills announced Thursday they have signed defensive tackle DeShawn Williams to a one-year deal.
Williams spent 2023 with the Carolina Panthers after signing with the team last offseason. He posted 33 total tackles, seven quarterback hits and a sack in 2023.
Originally an undrafted free agent in 2015, the 6-foot-1, 295-pound Williams has spent time with the Bengals, Dolphins, Colts and Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, to go along with three stints with the Broncos and his one season with the Panthers.
Williams spent three seasons in Denver prior to his time in Carolina and had a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2022. The 31-year-old has tallied 148 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss and nine sacks in his NFL career.
A former Daniel High School standout, Williams played at Clemson from 2011-14, racking up 161 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, 24 quarterback pressures, four pass breakups, one recovered fumble and two blocked kicks over 53 games (17 starts) in his career as a Tiger.
#BillMafia so thankful
— DeShawn Williams (@iamDeShawnW) March 28, 2024
Building out the defensive line. 😤
We’ve signed DT DeShawn Williams to a one-year deal! #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/9rRFfzP2Tl
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) March 28, 2024
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After she devoted years to supporting her son’s dream, Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore repaid the favor for his mother, Heri, with the gift of a lifetime.
The 24-year-old Barmore shared a video via Instagram on Sunday evening, with the defensive lineman welcoming his mother to her new home.
“All for you momma,” Barmore wrote in the Instagram video caption with heart emojis.
“I love it,” Heri Barmore is heard saying in the video as she walks past the kitchen and into a sun-filled living room. “I love it. It’s huge.”
Both Barmore and his mother embrace during the video, which ends with both of them posing for a photo in front of the house.
You can watch the video below:
Since he first arrived in Foxborough in 2021, Barmore has found several avenues to support his mother and pay tribute to her.
Over his first three seasons with the Patriots, Barmore has worn customized cleats during the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” initiative that raises money for charities and organizations dedicated to multiple sclerosis (MS) causes — including the National MS Society. Heri Barmore has battled MS for most of her son’s life.
“I’ve seen the pain they go through. Taking needles every day to keep them healthy, can’t be in the heat for a long time because it might trigger them,” Barmore said in a story with Patriots.com back in 2021. “I’m doing this because of my mom. When I was young, I didn’t even [understand] what happened … every day I just fight for my mom.”
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