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| Cliff-death twins, 59, were found with dead parents' ashes | Cliff-death twins, 59, were found with dead parents' ashes |
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| Twins found dead at the foot of cliffs in Dover had rucksacks containing the ashes of their dead parents, an inquest heard. | |
| Twins Muriel and Bernard Burgess, aged 59, from Elton, Cheshire were discovered on New Year's Day. | Twins Muriel and Bernard Burgess, aged 59, from Elton, Cheshire were discovered on New Year's Day. |
| The "private and reclusive" siblings had struggled since their parents' deaths, the hearing was told. | The "private and reclusive" siblings had struggled since their parents' deaths, the hearing was told. |
| Coroner Patricia Harding recorded an open conclusion at the inquest at Archbishop's Palace in Maidstone, Kent. | Coroner Patricia Harding recorded an open conclusion at the inquest at Archbishop's Palace in Maidstone, Kent. |
| She said: "The evidence doesn't disclose to the required standard of proof whether there was an intention by them to take their own lives or was indeed simply a tragic accident." | She said: "The evidence doesn't disclose to the required standard of proof whether there was an intention by them to take their own lives or was indeed simply a tragic accident." |
| Officer at cliff top | Officer at cliff top |
| The twins' bodies were found as Kent Police searched for 45-year-old ex-soldier Scott Enion from Radcliffe in Manchester, who had been seen jumping from Langdon Cliffs. | The twins' bodies were found as Kent Police searched for 45-year-old ex-soldier Scott Enion from Radcliffe in Manchester, who had been seen jumping from Langdon Cliffs. |
| All three bodies were found by coastguards within half a mile of each other on the same day. Mr Enion's death is not connected to that of the twins. | All three bodies were found by coastguards within half a mile of each other on the same day. Mr Enion's death is not connected to that of the twins. |
| The siblings were said to have experienced a low mood in the two and a half years following the death of their mother. | The siblings were said to have experienced a low mood in the two and a half years following the death of their mother. |
| The twins, neither of whom were married or had children, had been their mother's carers, the inquest heard. | The twins, neither of whom were married or had children, had been their mother's carers, the inquest heard. |
| A statement from a GP they had visited together in September 2016 said they both agreed to counselling but that he did not consider Mr Burgess to be suicidal at that time. | A statement from a GP they had visited together in September 2016 said they both agreed to counselling but that he did not consider Mr Burgess to be suicidal at that time. |
| On Christmas Day, the pair told a police officer who spoke to them on the cliff top that they were out walking. | On Christmas Day, the pair told a police officer who spoke to them on the cliff top that they were out walking. |
| Solider death | Solider death |
| On the day their bodies were found they were suitably dressed for walking and had two rucksacks, containing their mother's ashes and ashes thought to be that of their father, the inquest was told. | On the day their bodies were found they were suitably dressed for walking and had two rucksacks, containing their mother's ashes and ashes thought to be that of their father, the inquest was told. |
| The same coroner recorded a verdict of suicide for Gulf War veteran Mr Enion, who the inquest heard had travelled from Manchester to Dover by coach on New Year's Eve. | The same coroner recorded a verdict of suicide for Gulf War veteran Mr Enion, who the inquest heard had travelled from Manchester to Dover by coach on New Year's Eve. |
| He had complained of suffering from Gulf War Syndrome and depression and had considered suicide in the past, the inquest was told. | He had complained of suffering from Gulf War Syndrome and depression and had considered suicide in the past, the inquest was told. |
| "I'm satisfied from the evidence that he jumped to his death," Coroner Harding said. | "I'm satisfied from the evidence that he jumped to his death," Coroner Harding said. |