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Cherry Willingham rail suicide elderly pair 'could not cope' | Cherry Willingham rail suicide elderly pair 'could not cope' |
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An elderly couple took their own lives after struggling to cope when their daughter and her partner moved in with them, an inquest has heard. | An elderly couple took their own lives after struggling to cope when their daughter and her partner moved in with them, an inquest has heard. |
Peter Smith, 80, and his wife Betty, 78, left home in Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire, and were struck by a train on an unmanned level crossing. | Peter Smith, 80, and his wife Betty, 78, left home in Cherry Willingham, Lincolnshire, and were struck by a train on an unmanned level crossing. |
The inquest heard they did not react when a freight train sounded its horn. | The inquest heard they did not react when a freight train sounded its horn. |
Recording suicide verdicts, coroner Stuart Fisher described the case as "immensely tragic". | Recording suicide verdicts, coroner Stuart Fisher described the case as "immensely tragic". |
The driver of the train applied his brakes but was unable to stop in time, central Lincolnshire coroner Mr Fisher heard during the inquest at Lincoln Cathedral Centre. | |
The Smiths, who had been married more than 50 years, had told friends they were struggling to cope financially after their middle-aged daughter and her boyfriend moved in. | The Smiths, who had been married more than 50 years, had told friends they were struggling to cope financially after their middle-aged daughter and her boyfriend moved in. |
The couple's daughter did not attend the hearing, but in a statement read out to the court, she said her parents had never mentioned any financial problems to her. | The couple's daughter did not attend the hearing, but in a statement read out to the court, she said her parents had never mentioned any financial problems to her. |
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