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Bosbury shootings 'murder-suicide or suicide pact' | Bosbury shootings 'murder-suicide or suicide pact' |
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A couple in their 70s have been found shot dead in Herefordshire in what police believe was either a murder and a suicide, or a suicide pact. | A couple in their 70s have been found shot dead in Herefordshire in what police believe was either a murder and a suicide, or a suicide pact. |
It is thought John Knott, 71, and his 70-year-old wife Elizabeth - who was known as Ann - died over the weekend. | |
Police were called to the house in Bosbury, near Ledbury, on Monday after relatives became worried. | |
The priest at the village church, the Rev Nicky Seabright, said Mrs Knott had a progressive form of dementia. | |
A post-mortem examination has confirmed each died from a single bullet wound. | |
A shotgun registered to Mr Knott was recovered from the scene, West Mercia police said. |