PROBE LAUNCHED INTO BUTLER'S DEATH
An investigation has been launched after a butler died at a stately home.
Arthur Mellar died after suffering serious injuries in an incident at Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire, on July 12.
The details of the incident have not been released.
A joint investigation is being carried out by Cambridgeshire Police and the Health and Safety Executive into the circumstances surrounding his death.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "We were called to reports that a man in his 40s had suffered serious injuries at Burghley House on Saturday, July 12.
"He was taken to hospital but later died. A joint investigation is being carried out by police and the Health and Safety Executive."
David Pennell, Burghley estate director, said the house would co-operate fully with the investigation.
He said: "It is with the deepest sadness that we confirm the tragic death of Arthur Mellar, a highly-valued member of the household team at Burghley, following an accident on Saturday, July 12."
