A MURDER suspect, believed to be the husband of the victim, remains under police guard at Ipswich Hospital today.

Naomi Gornall

A MURDER suspect, believed to be the husband of the victim, remains under police guard at Ipswich Hospital today.

The body of Sharon Eileen Green, 53, was found at her home in Marlesford, near Wickham Market, by a member of her family at around 6.45am on Friday.

A spokeswoman for Suffolk police said a post mortem examination has now been carried out and has concluded Mrs Green's death was as a result of stab wounds to the chest.

A 59-year-old man, believed to be Mrs Green's husband Paul, was arrested on suspicion of murder following a crash on the A12 at Wickham Market near the Bredfield turn-off. He suffered spinal injuries as a result of the accident and remains under police guard at Ipswich Hospital.

Suffolk police were called to the Greens' thatched house, which was formerly the Old Bell pub in Main Road, Marlesford, at 6.50am on Friday. Floral tributes have been placed outside the property, and police remained at the scene throughout the weekend.

It is believed the Greens lived with at least one of their sons, who are said to be in their 20s.

Mr and Mrs Green were the landlord and landlady of the Old Bell before it shut down around five or six years ago, according to villagers.

Part of the scene is cordoned off by police tape and there is also tape surrounding the crash site in Wickham Market, with debris from the collision visible from the road.

Officers are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area of Marlesford or Wickham Market between midnight and 7am on Friday morning and may have seen or heard anything that may be relevant to the inquiry.

If you can help police with their investigation, call Suffolk Police on 01473 613500 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111