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| Family's bodies spark murder case | Family's bodies spark murder case |
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| A double murder and suicide investigation is under way after the bodies of a mother and daughter were discovered in a house in Shropshire. | |
| Sue McFall and her daughter Francesca, 18, were found at their home in Hampton Road, Oswestry, at about 0500 GMT. | Sue McFall and her daughter Francesca, 18, were found at their home in Hampton Road, Oswestry, at about 0500 GMT. |
| Police said a man's body was found at an industrial unit in St Martins, near Oswestry, shortly after 0930 GMT. | Police said a man's body was found at an industrial unit in St Martins, near Oswestry, shortly after 0930 GMT. |
| The man is believed to be Francesca's father Hugh McFall. The case is being treated as a "family tragedy". | |
| No-one else is being sought over the deaths. | |
| Police have not yet released details of the circumstances surrounding the deaths. | Police have not yet released details of the circumstances surrounding the deaths. |
| Raised alert | Raised alert |
| Det Supt Sheila Thornes said she was not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | |
| Francesca, known as Frankie to her friends and family, was studying A-levels in her final year at Oswestry School's sixth form. | Francesca, known as Frankie to her friends and family, was studying A-levels in her final year at Oswestry School's sixth form. |
| In her last entry on Facebook at 2230 GMT on Thursday, the teenager said she was looking forward to going to a party. | In her last entry on Facebook at 2230 GMT on Thursday, the teenager said she was looking forward to going to a party. |
| The McFalls were described as a friendly, ordinary family by neighbours | The McFalls were described as a friendly, ordinary family by neighbours |
| Mr McFall ran a wholesale florist business and it is thought he raised the alarm about the bodies in the house, a police source said. | Mr McFall ran a wholesale florist business and it is thought he raised the alarm about the bodies in the house, a police source said. |
| Mrs McFall had two other children from a previous marriage - Nikki Gilham, a teacher at the Marches School in Oswestry, and Dan Gilham, who is married with two children of his own. | Mrs McFall had two other children from a previous marriage - Nikki Gilham, a teacher at the Marches School in Oswestry, and Dan Gilham, who is married with two children of his own. |
| Neighbours in Hampton Road said the McFalls were a friendly and "ordinary family". | |
| James Bond said he and his wife were meant to have been going out with the McFalls at the weekend. | James Bond said he and his wife were meant to have been going out with the McFalls at the weekend. |
| He said he had been woken by police at 0500 GMT and told about the deaths of the two women. | He said he had been woken by police at 0500 GMT and told about the deaths of the two women. |
| Officers also asked him if he knew where Hugh McFall could be. | Officers also asked him if he knew where Hugh McFall could be. |
| I can't imagine what state of mind he was in - he was a lovely family man James Bond, neighbour | |
| Mr Bond suggested they look in the lock-up at St Martins and that is where his body was found. | |
| "I'm still stunned by what's happened," he said. | "I'm still stunned by what's happened," he said. |
| "The police came knocking on our door to get a hook on anything we could tell them about the McFalls. | |
| "I can't imagine what state of mind he was in. He was a lovely family man." | "I can't imagine what state of mind he was in. He was a lovely family man." |
| Craig Jones, a mechanic who works in the industrial unit next to where Mr McFall was found, said the flower seller had "kept himself to himself" in the month or so that he had been renting the unit. | Craig Jones, a mechanic who works in the industrial unit next to where Mr McFall was found, said the flower seller had "kept himself to himself" in the month or so that he had been renting the unit. |
| Mr Jones said police had broken down the door of the warehouse and added: "I heard they found Hugh's body inside, and his truck is parked down the road. | Mr Jones said police had broken down the door of the warehouse and added: "I heard they found Hugh's body inside, and his truck is parked down the road. |
| "It's a shock because nothing ever happens in Oswestry." | "It's a shock because nothing ever happens in Oswestry." |
| A Home Office pathologist will conduct post-mortem examinations and the coroner for Mid and North Shropshire John Ellery has been informed, police said. | A Home Office pathologist will conduct post-mortem examinations and the coroner for Mid and North Shropshire John Ellery has been informed, police said. |
| Police officers have been standing guard outside the McFalls' home since early on Friday. | Police officers have been standing guard outside the McFalls' home since early on Friday. |