THE jury in the trial of the man accused of the murder of millionaire Sir Richard Sutton has been shown photographs of the heavily bloodstained floors of the hotelier’s Dorset home following the fatal attack.

Thomas Schreiber, of Gillingham, Dorset, is accused at Winchester Crown Court of the murder of the 83-year-old baronet and the attempted murder of his mother, Anne Schreiber, on April 7, 2021.

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

The jury was shown photographs of the kitchen showing the bloodstained floor, with kitchen cabinets also stained with blood.

Forensic scientist Martin Crooks said that both the defendant’s and Sir Richard’s footprints could be seen in the blood but none of Ms Schreiber’s were found.

He said footprints from both Sir Richard and the defendant were also found in the pantry, the study, on the stairs and upstairs.

Mr Crooks said the footprints suggested that Sir Richard had lost his right shoe by the time he reached upstairs, with marks from his sock visible on the carpet.

Adam Feest QC, prosecuting, has told the court that Ms Schreiber was attacked by her son in the kitchen.

The prosecutor said a post-mortem examination of Sir Richard’s body and an examination of the “extensively bloodstained scene” suggested he was attacked downstairs.

He then managed to go upstairs, possibly to make an emergency call, where, after a “pause” in the violence, he was attacked again and died, Mr Feest QC said.

Police found Ms Schreiber severely injured in the kitchen of the property.

She had suffered up to 15 separate injuries, including wounds to the back of her head, arm and chest as well as to her neck, shoulder and back.

Mr Feest QC told the jury in the opening of the prosecution case: “Of most significance, one had caused a partial transection of the spinal cord and it is this injury which led to the most serious and ongoing physical consequences.”

Ms Schreiber, who was paralysed after the attack, gave evidence last week by video-link from hospital and described how she was attacked by her son.

Thomas Schreiber denies murder and attempted murder.

The trial continues.