University of Suffolk academic Dr Antonella Castelvedere
(Picture: www.uos.ac.uk)A murder investigation has been launched after a university lecturer was found dead at a home in Essex.
Dr Antonella Castelvedere, 52, died at an address in Wickham Road in Colchester on Wednesday, June 1.
Essex Police said officers were called to the address shortly after 11.45am following concerning reports about her welfare.
She was found seriously injured and later pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers also found a man injured at the same address. He was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to hospital for treatment.
Police have not formally identified the deceased woman.
But the University of Suffolk said in a statement: “The University of Suffolk community is deeply saddened by the untimely death of Dr Antonella Castelvedere.
“Antonella was a widely respected and well-liked member of staff at the University where she was an outstanding academic in English and Critical Writing.
“Our thoughts are with her family at this very difficult time.”
Detective Antony Alcock, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, who is leading the investigation, said his team were “continuing to piece together the circumstances which led up to this incident”.
He said inquiries “suggest this was an isolated incident and there is no threat posed to the wider public in Colchester”.
