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Cambridgeshire dentist died from asphyxiation, say police Cambridgeshire dentist died from asphyxiation, postmortem finds
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A dentist found dead in her home died from asphyxiation, police have confirmed. A dentist found dead in her Cambridgeshire home died from asphyxiation, a postmortem has found.
The body of Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was discovered at her house in Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, by officers last Friday. The body of Dr Helen Nicoll, 53, was found by police on Friday at her house in Frog End, Great Wilbraham. Nicoll shared the home with her husband, Stephen, also 53, and their three teenage daughters.
A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains on police bail. A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains on police bail until Wednesday. Cambridgeshire police said Nicoll’s death was being treated as “unexplained”.
Cambridgeshire police said the death is being treated as unexplained. A spokesman said: “Further tests and inquiries will now be carried out to provide clarity over the circumstances of her death.”
Confirming the cause of death, police said: “Further tests and inquiries will now be carried out to provide clarity over the circumstances of her death.” Villagers have described the Nicolls as a “loving but private” couple. They were both partners at a private dental practice in Hurst Park, Cambridge. Stephen Nicoll is understood to divide his time between the Cambridge practice and his clinic in Harley Street, central London.
Nicoll lived at the house in Great Wilbraham with her husband, Stephen, 53. The couple, who both qualified in 1984, met at the Royal Dental Hospital in London. They moved to Frog End about 10 years ago.
Both were partners at a private dental practice in Hurst Park, Cambridge, and he also worked in Harley Street, London. A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: “They were exceptionally private but perfectly friendly.
“The truth of it is they were really busy and put all their energies into their business and family.
“They were devoted to the three girls which makes it even more tragic.”
Emergency services were called to the house at 6.30am on Friday and sealed off the building.
There were reports of a loud noise coming from the property before Nicoll’s death but the neighbour put it down to a thunderstorm that night.
“The police presence was quite low-key and at first we thought it was a robbery,” he said.
“There is a lot of talk in the village that this isn’t a murder at all.”