Elderly couple inquest opened and adjourned (From The Argus)
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Elderly couple inquest opened and adjourned
11:04am Thursday 13th December 2012 in News
A husband who died less than two weeks after being questioned over the death of his wife had been battling terminal cancer.
Inquests into the deaths of Frederick and Mary Saunders, of Court Farm Road, Hove, were opened and adjourned on Wednesday, December 12.
Mrs Saunders, 71, was found dead in the flat on November 29 and Mr Saunders, 85, died of natural causes at the Royal Sussex County Hospital on December 10.
A post mortem on Mrs Saunders did not establish a cause of death and further forensic tests are being carried out.
The results are not expected for some weeks.
Mrs Saunders's nephew, Paul Sands, from Seaford, paid tribute to the couple in a statement on behalf of both families.
He said: “The close families of Fred and Mary Saunders would like to express their deep sadness and shock at the circumstances leading to their recent deaths.
“Fred had been battling against terminal cancer and as his health had deteriorated, Mary struggled with the thought of life without her husband of 52 happy years.
“They loved each other very much and were very close, none of us could have imagined that they would come to such a tragic end but we are pleased they are both now at peace."
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getThisCoalitionOut says...
1:23pm Thu 13 Dec 12
They should really have not done that, I was disgusted at the time but am even more angry now.
Poor man - may they be happily together again now.