A 50-year-old man from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, was charged with murder on Tuesday in connection to the death of UK antiques dealer Adrian Greenwood, 42, who was found with multiple stab wounds in his Oxford home last week.

The suspect, Michael Danaher, will appear in Oxford Crown Court on Friday.

Known as a rare book dealer, author, historian and antiquarian, Greenwood was last seen grocery shopping at a Sainsbury. His housekeeper discovered his body in a hallway last Thursday.

Over the weekend, a 26-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder and he was then released without charge by the police. 

Greenwood died after suffering a "vicious and sustained attack," according to police. As of Sunday, a murder weapon has not been found.

Online profiles describe Greenwood as a graduate of University of Oxford who completed an MBA at Imperial College London. He began his career selling lost property from British Rail, moving on to antiques, rare books, classic cars, and contemporary art, including a work by Banksy.

His clients included the British Library in London and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. He also was known for selling first editions of Harry Potter, with one set stolen from a display in Oxfordshire only to be later recovered by police.

Greenwood specialized in 19th-century British military history and recently had written two books: Victoria’s Scottish Lion: The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde and Through Spain with Wellington: The Letters of Lieutenant Peter Le Mesurier of the ‘Fighting Ninth’.