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| Ex-Leicestershire police officer Toby Day killed his family | Ex-Leicestershire police officer Toby Day killed his family |
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| An ex-police inspector killed his wife, daughter and himself days after being sacked by the Leicestershire force, an inquest has ruled. | An ex-police inspector killed his wife, daughter and himself days after being sacked by the Leicestershire force, an inquest has ruled. |
| Toby Day, 37, stabbed Samantha, 38, and six-year-old Genevieve at their home in Melton Mowbray, in December 2011. | Toby Day, 37, stabbed Samantha, 38, and six-year-old Genevieve at their home in Melton Mowbray, in December 2011. |
| The inquest in Loughborough heard Mr Day had been sacked for misconduct. | The inquest in Loughborough heard Mr Day had been sacked for misconduct. |
| Coroner Trevor Kirkham recorded a verdict of suicide on Mr Day and that his wife and daughter were unlawfully killed, at their Robin Crescent home. | Coroner Trevor Kirkham recorded a verdict of suicide on Mr Day and that his wife and daughter were unlawfully killed, at their Robin Crescent home. |
| Mr Day's other children, a boy and a girl, were also hurt in the attack. They attended the hearing along with several other members of the family. | |
| Wife strangled | Wife strangled |
| The court heard Mr Day's mood turned hostile when told by a senior officer over the phone that the media were investigating his dismissal for misusing police computers. | |
| Giving evidence Det Insp Matthew Healy described how the girl, who suffered a knife wound to the neck, raised the alarm by running to a nearby school. | |
| Police found her brother on the living room floor and the three others in a bedroom. | |
| A pathologist told the inquest that Mrs Day died from stab wounds and strangulation, Genevieve also died from knife injuries with strangulation "being a factor". | |
| Mr Day died from self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest. | |
| Mr Kirkham said: "It is almost unimaginable to think of the thoughts of the family who seek to come to terms with the events. | |
| "It is a case that causes particular anguish because of the circumstances. | |
| "No-one here and in the much wider community can fail to have been touched by these tragic incidents." | |
| The month after the attacks, hundreds attended a memorial service at All Saints Church in Oakham, Rutland, to pay their respects. | The month after the attacks, hundreds attended a memorial service at All Saints Church in Oakham, Rutland, to pay their respects. |
| Mrs Day's family has set up a charity foundation in her name to help families with days out and trips away. | Mrs Day's family has set up a charity foundation in her name to help families with days out and trips away. |
| The case was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission but it later said no formal investigation would be carried out. | The case was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission but it later said no formal investigation would be carried out. |
| Leicestershire Police said the events were "truly tragic" and its thoughts were with the surviving children and the rest of the family. |