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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, thought to be 65 years old, 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, understood to have been in her late 50s, worked as an 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. | 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. | "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 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." | "She will be sadly missed by us all." |