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Fuller quarry deaths: Children 'unlawfully' killed Fuller quarry deaths: Children 'unlawfully' killed
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Three young children were unlawfully killed by their father who then jumped to his death, a coroner has ruled.Three young children were unlawfully killed by their father who then jumped to his death, a coroner has ruled.
Ceri Fuller, 35, his son Samuel, 12, and daughters Rebecca, eight, and Charlotte, seven, were found at Poles Coppice in Shropshire on 16 July.Ceri Fuller, 35, his son Samuel, 12, and daughters Rebecca, eight, and Charlotte, seven, were found at Poles Coppice in Shropshire on 16 July.
The children, from Milkwall in Gloucestershire, had been stabbed with 6.5in (17cm) a hunting knife.The children, from Milkwall in Gloucestershire, had been stabbed with 6.5in (17cm) a hunting knife.
Andrew Barkley, deputy coroner of Mid and Northwest Shropshire, said it had been a "scene of unimaginable horror".Andrew Barkley, deputy coroner of Mid and Northwest Shropshire, said it had been a "scene of unimaginable horror".
Finding that Ceri Fuller had taken his own life, Mr Barkley said overwhelming evidence had driven him to the inescapable conclusion that Mr Fuller acted alone in attacking his children at the disused quarry. Finding that Mr Fuller had taken his own life, Mr Barkley said overwhelming evidence had driven him to the inescapable conclusion that he had acted alone in attacking his children at the disused quarry.
The three children all suffered "large" wounds to the throat. A two-day inquest at Wem Coroner's Court heard that the three children all suffered "large" wounds to the throat.
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.
A bloodstained hunting knife owned by Mr Fuller, and bearing his fingerprint, was found wedged into a mound of rocks near the bodies of his children.A bloodstained hunting knife owned by Mr Fuller, and bearing his fingerprint, was found wedged into a mound of rocks near the bodies of his children.
'Unimaginable horror' 'A great darkness'
Wem Coroner's Court heard that Samuel died from the effects of the single wound to his neck. The children's father, who had a degree in molecular biology, 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.
Rebecca had been stabbed five times in the chest, and her sister had suffered four chest wounds, the inquest was told. The paper mill worker had driven the children away from their home on the morning of 12 July after agreeing to split up with his wife who he had been in a relationship with for 15 years.
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. Coroner Mr Barkley said: "What happened in the coppice that night might never be known. A great darkness descended on the quarry.
Mr Barkley said: "What happened in the coppice that night might never be known. A great darkness descended on the quarry. "It was a scene of unimaginable horror, the kind of things nightmares are made of."
"I was a scene of unimaginable horror, the kind of things nightmares are made of."
The inquest earlier heard that the children's mother, Ruth, "knew something horrible had happened", before she discovered the children were dead.The inquest earlier heard that the children's mother, Ruth, "knew something horrible had happened", before she discovered the children were dead.
Mrs Fuller was unable to attended the inquest, but in a statement read to the court she detailed her relationship with her husband.Mrs Fuller was unable to attended the inquest, but in a statement read to the court she detailed her relationship with her husband.
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She believed her husband had killed their children in a "hateful, cruel and horrible" act, describing him as "jealous and possessive", she said he had been violent in the past.She believed her husband had killed their children in a "hateful, cruel and horrible" act, describing him as "jealous and possessive", she said he had been violent in the past.
Mrs Fuller admitted she had developed a "crush" on her Open University lecturer, and had been on the verge of breaking up with her husband.Mrs Fuller admitted she had developed a "crush" on her Open University lecturer, and had been on the verge of breaking up with her husband.
"We were both in a very strange mental state and had been for a while," she said."We were both in a very strange mental state and had been for a while," she said.
"I told Ceri I might go away for a bit, although I did not know where to go.""I told Ceri I might go away for a bit, although I did not know where to go."
After discussing the break-up, her husband, a paper mill worker, went missing with the three children on 12 July. After discussing the break-up on 11 July Mr Fuller was "behaving negatively" and had taken off his wedding ring and started to cry, Mrs Fuller said.
On the night before Mr Fuller left he was "behaving negatively" and had taken off his wedding ring and started to cry, Mrs Fuller said.
The next day she had told her husband to "take the kids for a drive" while she tidied up the house.The next day she had told her husband to "take the kids for a drive" while she tidied up the house.
She said that the last thing she could remember before they went missing was a car door slamming shut and that she "knew something horrible had happened".She said that the last thing she could remember before they went missing was a car door slamming shut and that she "knew something horrible had happened".
The inquest heard that Mrs Fuller's behaviour at the time of their disappearance had been erratic and hours after she last saw them she was admitted to hospital after attempting to stab herself with a kitchen knife.The inquest heard that Mrs Fuller's behaviour at the time of their disappearance had been erratic and hours after she last saw them she was admitted to hospital after attempting to stab herself with a kitchen knife.
On Wednesday Mrs Fuller's sister, Joanna Ballard, told the inquest that in the early hours of the next day Mrs Fuller stared into her eyes and told her: "I think that Ceri killed Rebecca."On Wednesday Mrs Fuller's sister, Joanna Ballard, told the inquest that in the early hours of the next day Mrs Fuller stared into her eyes and told her: "I think that Ceri killed Rebecca."