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| Stowmarket deaths: Post-mortem tests suggest murder-suicide | Stowmarket deaths: Post-mortem tests suggest murder-suicide |
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| A couple whose bodies were found in a house in Suffolk are suspected to have died as a result of a murder-suicide. | A couple whose bodies were found in a house in Suffolk are suspected to have died as a result of a murder-suicide. |
| The pair, named locally as charity shop worker Sarah Pitkin and her husband Richard, a carpenter, were found dead in Stowmarket at 13:45 GMT on Sunday. | The pair, named locally as charity shop worker Sarah Pitkin and her husband Richard, a carpenter, were found dead in Stowmarket at 13:45 GMT on Sunday. |
| Post-mortem tests found the woman died from "multiple stab wounds". Her death is being treated as murder. | Post-mortem tests found the woman died from "multiple stab wounds". Her death is being treated as murder. |
| Police said the man was found hanging. His death is not being treated as suspicious. | Police said the man was found hanging. His death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| Detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. Formal identification is due to take place later. | Detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. Formal identification is due to take place later. |
| Mrs Pitkin is understood to have been assistant manager at the St Elizabeth Hospice charity shop in Bury Street, not far from Stowupland Street where the couple's bodies were found. | |
| Rachel Backshall, from the hospice, said staff were "shocked and saddened" to hear of Mrs Pitkin's death. | |
| "Sarah was a well-loved member of the team and our thoughts and sincere condolences go out to her family and friends," she said. | |
| "She had been with the hospice for four years and made a huge difference during that time. She was imaginative and creative and brought a real sense of fun to the shop. | |
| "She will be sadly missed by us all." |