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| Woman 'killed parents with iron' | Woman 'killed parents with iron' |
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| A woman accused of murdering her elderly parents at their home hit them both with an ornamental flat iron, a court heard. | |
| Arthur Toop, 82, and his wife Joan, 74, were discovered dead at their Uplands Road bungalow in Charminster, Bournemouth, on 28 November last year. | Arthur Toop, 82, and his wife Joan, 74, were discovered dead at their Uplands Road bungalow in Charminster, Bournemouth, on 28 November last year. |
| A court heard their daughter Susan Toop also attacked them with a knife. | A court heard their daughter Susan Toop also attacked them with a knife. |
| Ms Toop, 54, a nurse, denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Ms Toop, 54, a nurse, denied murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| Winchester Crown Court also heard that when police arrived at the house, where all three lived together, Ms Toop had a wound to her own neck. | Winchester Crown Court also heard that when police arrived at the house, where all three lived together, Ms Toop had a wound to her own neck. |
| Post-mortem tests showed the couple were killed by being struck with a blunt object. | Post-mortem tests showed the couple were killed by being struck with a blunt object. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |