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| Butler 'crushed to death by lift' at Burghley House | Butler 'crushed to death by lift' at Burghley House |
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| Police are investigating the death of a butler who was injured while working at a Tudor mansion on the Lincolnshire-Cambridgeshire border. | Police are investigating the death of a butler who was injured while working at a Tudor mansion on the Lincolnshire-Cambridgeshire border. |
| Arthur Mellar, 47, was seriously injured at Burghley House near Stamford on 12 July, and later died in hospital. | |
| His partner, Gerwin Castillo, told journalists that the "kind and generous" butler was crushed by a lift. | His partner, Gerwin Castillo, told journalists that the "kind and generous" butler was crushed by a lift. |
| The circumstances are being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive and Cambridgeshire Police. | The circumstances are being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive and Cambridgeshire Police. |
| A spokesman for the force said: "We were called to reports that a man in his 40s had suffered serious injuries at Burghley House on Saturday 12 July. | A spokesman for the force said: "We were called to reports that a man in his 40s had suffered serious injuries at Burghley House on Saturday 12 July. |
| "He was taken to hospital but later died. A joint investigation is being carried out by police and the Health and Safety Executive." | "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 cooperate fully with the investigation. | David Pennell, Burghley estate director, said the house would cooperate fully with the investigation. |
| "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 12 July," 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 12 July," he said. |
| The mansion has been used for locations in the films Pride and Prejudice and The Da Vinci Code. | The mansion has been used for locations in the films Pride and Prejudice and The Da Vinci Code. |
| A BBC television adaptation of Middlemarch was also filmed there. | A BBC television adaptation of Middlemarch was also filmed there. |