The husband of Epsom College’s headteacher died from a “shotgun wound to the head”, the opening of the inquest has been informed.
It is believed George Pattison, 39, murdered his spouse, Emma Pattison, 45, and their seven-year-old daughter Lettie, earlier than he took his personal life on 5 February.
The household have been found at their residence inside the grounds of Epsom College after Mrs Pattison had made a distressed name to her sister.
Opening the inquest into Mr Pattison’s dying on Tuesday, coroner Simon Wickens mentioned: “I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to George’s wider family at this difficult time.”
The court docket was then informed by coroner’s officer Kelly Truss that Mr Pattison’s autopsy was carried out three days after the taking pictures, giving the reason for dying as a “shotgun wound to the head”.
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Mrs Pattison’s household have beforehand mentioned in a press release: “To see the esteem in which Emma is held by all who knew her is an enormous comfort.
“She was all the things one might hope for in a daughter, sister, mom, spouse, pal, instructor and a lot extra. We are a particularly shut household and household was on the centre of Emma and Lettie’s universe.
“The Epsom College neighborhood had turn into a part of that universe for them each.
“Seven-year-old Lettie was Emma’s pride and joy: an adorable, vibrant little girl with a compelling curiosity, a heart-melting smile and an intellect beyond her years.
“The two of them have been inseparable, and we take consolation in that they’ll stay so.”
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A gun legally registered to Mr Pattinson was discovered on the scene, police mentioned, with stories suggesting that reside ammunition was not saved on the college’s close by rifle vary.
Mr Wickens set a date of 27 June for the pre-inquest evaluation.
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