Daughter finds parents dead in murder-suicide when she went round to deliver tragic news
An elderly couple found shot dead in their home were only discovered days later when their daughter came to deliver some tragic news.
Her father's body was found in bed upstairs, under a blue sleeping bag. An investigation found Leslie, 74, had shot Catherine twice in the left arm and chest before turning the 12 bore double-barrel shotgun on himself.At an inquest yesterday, June 15, 2023, it was reported neighbours heard two distinctive bangs on June 20, 2021, three days before the couple's bodies were found, reports the ECHO.
Leslie, a retired gardener, was a registered gun owner, and had applied for his licence to be renewed on June 1, 2021. Equipment for making shotgun cartridges was found in the house, and shotgun cartridges were found in the bin and in Leslie's trouser pocket.However, a two-year investigation was unable to establish any motive for the killing.
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