Former Daisy Group CEO Neil Muller has died after being found with stab wounds to his chest at his Warwickshire home.
The married father of two was pronounced dead just 22 minutes after emergency services were called to the address at 6.15am on Sunday. The suspect, a 55-year-old woman from Birmingham, was arrested at around 7.33am. She was later released on bail as a police murder investigation continues.
A spokesperson for Warwickshire Police said: “We have launched an investigation following the death of a man at a house on Langley Road in Claverdon on Sunday morning. We received a report from ambulance services at 6.15am about a man in his 50s who required emergency medical care following a stab wound to his chest. Sadly, he was declared deceased at the scene at 6.37am.”
Police have reassured locals that an arrest has been made no wider risk to the public exists.
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Muller was recently appointed as chief executive of Derby-based technology services provider Node4, joining in April. A company spokesperson 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.”
Prior to his Node4 appointment, Muller led Newark-based tech and cloud provider Digital Space for seven years.
Muller served as CEO at Nelson-based IT and comms specialist Daisy for almost four years, between March 2015 and October 2018.
Daisy founder and former chair Matthew Riley, now chair of the newly formed O2 Business, said on LinkedIn: “I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Neil Muller.
“Many of you will remember that Neil served as CEO of Daisy for almost four years and was well thought of by many colleagues across the business. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.”
Neighbours in the quiet Warwickshire village of Claverdon, where Muller served as assistant manager of the local men’s football team until the start of the 24/25 season, have spoken of their “shock” at the events: “He worked in IT at a top level and had an excellent business reputation. He was also involved in the community football team and was known and very well liked by everyone,” one villager told The Telegraph.
“No one would have anything negative to say about him – it was all positive. The whole village is in shock, a murder like this is out of character. It is a sensitive time for everyone living here,” one villager told The Telegraph.
Muller’s father Brian 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 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.”
Images: Claverdon FC/Facebook and Neil Muller/LinkedIn
