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| Fuller quarry children 'were stabbed to death' | Fuller quarry children 'were stabbed to death' |
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| Three children found dead near their father's body in a disused quarry were stabbed to death with a hunting knife, an inquest has heard. | Three children found dead near their father's body in a disused quarry were stabbed to death with a hunting knife, an inquest has heard. |
| Ceri Fuller, 35, Samuel, 12, Rebecca, eight, and Charlotte, seven, were found at Poles Coppice in Shropshire. | Ceri Fuller, 35, Samuel, 12, Rebecca, eight, and Charlotte, seven, were found at Poles Coppice in Shropshire. |
| An inquest heard the three children, from Milkwall in Gloucestershire, had suffered "large" wounds to the throat. | An inquest heard the three children, from Milkwall in Gloucestershire, had suffered "large" wounds to the throat. |
| A fingerprint matching Mr Fuller's was found on a bloodstained knife recovered from the scene on 16 July last year. | A fingerprint matching Mr Fuller's was found on a bloodstained knife recovered from the scene on 16 July last year. |
| Pathologist Dr Alexander Kolar told Wem Coroner's Court that Samuel died from the effects of the single wound to his neck. | Pathologist Dr Alexander Kolar told Wem Coroner's Court that Samuel died from the effects of the single wound to his neck. |
| Rebecca had been stabbed five times in the chest, and her sister had suffered four chest wounds, the inquest was told. | Rebecca had been stabbed five times in the chest, and her sister had suffered four chest wounds, the inquest was told. |
| Fractured skull | Fractured skull |
| Dr Kolar, who carried out the post-mortem examinations, said Samuel and Rebecca also had cuts to their hands "consistent with defensive type injuries". | Dr Kolar, who carried out the post-mortem examinations, said Samuel and Rebecca also had cuts to their hands "consistent with defensive type injuries". |
| The children's father was found dead at the foot of a 60ft (18m) cliff at the quarry with a fractured skull and other injuries consistent with a fall from height. | |
| Mr Fuller, a paper mill worker, went missing with his children days before their bodies were discovered at the wooded beauty spot. | Mr Fuller, a paper mill worker, went missing with his children days before their bodies were discovered at the wooded beauty spot. |
| At the time of the deaths, West Mercia Police said one line of inquiry was that Mr Fuller had killed his children before taking his own life. | At the time of the deaths, West Mercia Police said one line of inquiry was that Mr Fuller had killed his children before taking his own life. |
| 'Usual self' | 'Usual self' |
| Forensic scientist Christopher Mckenzie said a 17cm-long (6.5in) hunting knife found at the scene had DNA on it from the three children. | Forensic scientist Christopher Mckenzie said a 17cm-long (6.5in) hunting knife found at the scene had DNA on it from the three children. |
| In statements read to the court, friends of Mr Fuller, a production line supervisor, described him as a reserved family man and a good listener who rarely instigated conversations. | In statements read to the court, friends of Mr Fuller, a production line supervisor, described him as a reserved family man and a good listener who rarely instigated conversations. |
| Paper mill employee Alan Norton said Mr Fuller had appeared to be his normal self before he failed to attend work for a night shift on 12 July. | Paper mill employee Alan Norton said Mr Fuller had appeared to be his normal self before he failed to attend work for a night shift on 12 July. |
| "I didn't notice anything different about him from his usual self and I didn't notice any changes in his behaviour or personality," Mr Norton said. | "I didn't notice anything different about him from his usual self and I didn't notice any changes in his behaviour or personality," Mr Norton said. |
| Another colleague Peter Morgan, whose statement was also read to the inquest, added: "I thought him to be a reserved type of person, very mild-mannered and softly-spoken. | Another colleague Peter Morgan, whose statement was also read to the inquest, added: "I thought him to be a reserved type of person, very mild-mannered and softly-spoken. |
| "I am not aware of any reason as to why he may have taken his own life or that of his children." | "I am not aware of any reason as to why he may have taken his own life or that of his children." |