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| Pensioner died from suffocation | Pensioner died from suffocation |
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| A post-mortem examination on a woman found dead in her home in Enniskillen on Tuesday has shown that she died from suffocation. | A post-mortem examination on a woman found dead in her home in Enniskillen on Tuesday has shown that she died from suffocation. |
| A neighbour found Anne Barbour, 83, dead at her home on the Sligo Road. | |
| The body of her husband Bill, who was 89, was recovered from Rossole Lough on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination found that he had drowned. | |
| Mrs Barbour was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and her husband was her primary carer. | Mrs Barbour was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease and her husband was her primary carer. |
| Mr Barbour was a former member of the Alliance party who taught at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. | Mr Barbour was a former member of the Alliance party who taught at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. |
| Tributes have been paid to the couple following their deaths. | Tributes have been paid to the couple following their deaths. |
| "Much loved" | "Much loved" |
| The editor of the Impartial Reporter newspaper, Denzil McDaniel, was a former pupil of Mr Barbour's and knew the family well. | The editor of the Impartial Reporter newspaper, Denzil McDaniel, was a former pupil of Mr Barbour's and knew the family well. |
| "Bill came to Enniskillen in 1951, to Portora, and taught there for over 30 years. | "Bill came to Enniskillen in 1951, to Portora, and taught there for over 30 years. |
| "He was very much loved by both the boys and his fellow staff alike. | "He was very much loved by both the boys and his fellow staff alike. |
| "The initial shock of hearing what has happened has given way to great sadness and sympathy. | "The initial shock of hearing what has happened has given way to great sadness and sympathy. |
| "Bill was such a lovely man, a gentleman, with a very gentle nature. | "Bill was such a lovely man, a gentleman, with a very gentle nature. |
| "There is great sympathy for the circumstances they found themselves in," he said. | "There is great sympathy for the circumstances they found themselves in," he said. |
| The initial shock of hearing what has happened has given way to great sadness and sympathy Denzil McDaniel, Impartial Reporter | The initial shock of hearing what has happened has given way to great sadness and sympathy Denzil McDaniel, Impartial Reporter |
| Robert Northridge, the deputy principal of Portora, said the couple were never apart. | Robert Northridge, the deputy principal of Portora, said the couple were never apart. |
| "He was always incredibly cheerful and outgoing and friendly. | "He was always incredibly cheerful and outgoing and friendly. |
| "If it was obvious she wasn't quite aware of what was going on - he would explain gently what the situation was. | "If it was obvious she wasn't quite aware of what was going on - he would explain gently what the situation was. |
| "He was very caring in the way he looked after her," he said. | "He was very caring in the way he looked after her," he said. |
| Alliance leader David Ford said Mr Barbour was "well-known and widely respected" in Enniskillen. | Alliance leader David Ford said Mr Barbour was "well-known and widely respected" in Enniskillen. |
| "He worked hard for Alliance, both in Fermanagh and centrally," said Mr Ford. | "He worked hard for Alliance, both in Fermanagh and centrally," said Mr Ford. |
| "He was a devoted and caring husband. I am devastated by this news." | "He was a devoted and caring husband. I am devastated by this news." |
| The couple had lived in the house in the Sligo Road area since the 1960s and have four children. | The couple had lived in the house in the Sligo Road area since the 1960s and have four children. |