A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Neil Muller, 54-year-old CEO, was found dead with stab wounds in his £2.5m family home in quiet UK village
A man found dead with stab wounds at his £2.5m family home in a quiet Warwickshire village has been named as Neil Muller.
The 54-year-old suffered stab wounds to his chest early on Sunday morning.
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Mr Muller, CEO of a leading technology firm died at his country home.
A woman, 55, was arrested an hour after the man was found injured at his gated, five-bedroom property in the village of Claverdon, Warwickshire. She has since been released on bail.
Paramedics were called at 6.15am but sadly Mr Muller was declared dead at the scene at 6.37am.
Warwickshire police confirmed a woman from Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of murder at 7.33am.
Mr Muller had recently been appointed as CEO of technology firm Node4. In a statement a Node4 spokesman said: “We are absolutely devastated by the death of our CEO Neil Muller.
“Although Neil only recently joined Node4, he made a meaningful impact in a short space of time.
“He brought real energy, momentum and passion to the business, and his loss will be deeply felt by people across Node4 and the wider industry.
“Our thoughts are with Neil’s family, our colleagues and everyone who knew Neil at this very difficult time.”
Neil joined the company in April this year and was previously in charge at MSP Digital Space for seven years.
Mr Muller also managed local football side Claverdon FC. He was married and had two children.
Mr Muller’s father Brian, 81, told the Daily Mail: “It’s a peculiar situation, we are still waiting to hear what happened.
“I had a phone call from the police at 9am on Monday morning to say Neil had died but we’ve not been told anything else.
“We’ve not had a visit from the police or anything, so we just don’t know.
“We only spoke on the phone last week, but sometimes we go a few months without hearing from him. He’s a busy man with work.”
Locals have been left “shocked” by the incident.
One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “Neil did a lot for the local football club.
“I heard about it in the village shop this morning. It is a real shock and a real loss to the village.”
Police remained at the scene of the alleged stabbing on Tuesday.
Mr Muller had retired as assistant manager of Claverdon football club’s men’s team in 2024, but remained involved in the club and was a sponsor.
His death came the night after an end of season award ceremony held at the Red Lion pub according to locals, but is it not known if he attended.
Club chairman Charlie Waterworth said: “I have heard the news but it is just too early to be making any statements.
“I am out of the country. I don’t know the circumstances. It would be wrong to say anything.’
A worker in the Red Lion pub said: ‘It has come as a massive shock and we really don’t want to say anything. It is too early.”