UK -Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, found dead Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, Surrey, 14 April 2024, *Arrest*

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Family pay tribute to 'incredible mother and cherished daughter' who was found dead at luxury five-star hotel used by England's football and rugby teams - as her estate agent lover appears in court charged with her murder​

• Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, was found dead Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, Surrey
• James Cartwright, 60, appeared at Guildford Magistrates Court today
• Cartwright was charged with murder and controlling and coercive behaviour

Samantha Mickleburgh, 54, died at the exclusive five-star Pennyhill Park in Bagshot, Surrey on April 14, where she had been staying with her ex-fiance James Cartwright.

Cartwright, 60, a wealthy estate agent, appeared at Guildford Magistrates Court today and was charged with murder and controlling and coercive behaviour in the case after having been arrested on Friday.

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Bagshot: Murder investigation launched after woman's hotel death - BBC News

Surrey and Sussex Police's major crime team are investigating the woman's death at a hotel in Bagshot.

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A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a woman was found at a hotel in Surrey.
Surrey Police officers were called to Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, at about 08:43 BST on Sunday by South East Coast Ambulance Service after the body of a woman in her 50s was discovered.

 

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Company director, 60, pleads not guilty to murdering his ex-fiancée

James Cartwright, 60, is accused of killing Samantha Mickleburgh, 54 and of controlling and coercive behaviour in the weeks running up to her death.

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https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2025-07-31/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-ex-fiancee-at-luxury-hotel

A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-fiancee at a luxury hotel in Surrey last year.

James Cartwright, 61, stood trial at Guildford Crown Court accused of killing 54-year-old Samantha Mickleburgh, whose body was found at the five-star Pennyhill Park Hotel in Bagshot on April 14 last year.

The mother-of-two, from Axminster in Devon, had agreed to stay in a twin room with Cartwright – her former fiance – because she “didn’t want him to feel lonely” on his birthday, the jury was told.

He phoned 999 at around 8.30am the next morning claiming he had discovered her dead beside him in bed.

On Thursday, a jury unanimously convicted him of murder and rape, but acquitted him of controlling or coercive behaviour.

 

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Looks like he might have drugged her during the meal.

"The pair had booked a six-course menu at the hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant but they abruptly left halfway through after Ms Mickleburgh began falling asleep at the dinner table, the jury heard.
Elena Jabri, a waitress at the restaurant, told jurors she saw the pair leave and that Ms Mickleburgh was "struggling to stand", with Mr Cartwright physically supporting her.
"It seemed extremely sudden to me," Ms Jabri said, adding Ms Mickleburgh had appeared "very bubbly, chatty, and excited" on arrival at the restaurant.
Ms Jabri said she and other staff noticed a sudden change in Ms Mickleburgh's behaviour at around the time they served the third course.
"She was clinging to the sofa and her eyes were closing," she told jurors."

 

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The 61-year-old denied all charges, but was found guilty of murder by a jury and jailed at Guildford Crown Court on Friday following a three-and-a-half week trial. He was found not guilty of a third charge of controlling and coercive behaviour.

During the trial, the court heard how Ms Mickleburgh, 54, had previously ended the relationship, but agreed to come with him on the trip as “one last kindness” believing he had nobody else to go with. Restaurant staff recalled how she became unwell during their six-course dinner and was escorted back to their room by Cartwright. There, he raped her and strangled her to death with his hands, the court heard

Man jailed for life after murdering ex-fiancee in luxury hotel

James Cartwright invited Samantha Mickleburgh away with him before raping and murdering her in their room

www.independent.co.uk

Samantha Mickleburgh. Picture courtesy of Surrey Police
Sentencing the defendant at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (August 8), Mr Justice Murray told him: “Collectively (Ms Mickleburgh’s family) described Samantha’s wonderful qualities as a daughter, as a mother and as a sister – caring, thoughtful, fun, well-organised, generous to a fault and devoted to her family. “Samantha’s family suffer a grief that those who have not experienced it cannot imagine. It lies beyond words to fully describe.”

Man, 61, jailed for life after rape and murder of ex-fiancée at luxury hotel

A 61-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he raped and murdered his ex-fiancée at a luxury hotel in Surrey last year.

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