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| Body of wife found at arson house | Body of wife found at arson house |
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| Police investigating a fire at the home of a millionaire businessman have confirmed one of two bodies found there is that of his wife. | Police investigating a fire at the home of a millionaire businessman have confirmed one of two bodies found there is that of his wife. |
| A post-mortem examination has found Jillian Foster, 49, from Osbaston House in Maesbrook, Shropshire, died of a gunshot wound to the head. | A post-mortem examination has found Jillian Foster, 49, from Osbaston House in Maesbrook, Shropshire, died of a gunshot wound to the head. |
| Christopher Foster, 50, his wife and 15-year-old daughter, Kirstie, have been missing since Tuesday's fire. | Christopher Foster, 50, his wife and 15-year-old daughter, Kirstie, have been missing since Tuesday's fire. |
| The other body which was found is believed to be that of an adult man. | The other body which was found is believed to be that of an adult man. |
| Formal identification of the body is expected to take some time. | Formal identification of the body is expected to take some time. |
| The female body was positively identified from dental records as that of Jill Foster. | The female body was positively identified from dental records as that of Jill Foster. |
| Police have confirmed they have launched a murder inquiry. | |
| Gun cartridges | |
| The bodies were found and recovered late on Friday. | The bodies were found and recovered late on Friday. |
| A rifle, identified as a rifle that was legitimately owned by Mr Foster, was recovered near the two bodies, along with the body of a fourth dog. | |
| Post-mortem examinations carried out on three horses and three dogs found in the outbuildings showed they had also been shot before the fire broke out. | |
| Spent and unspent gun cartridges have been found scattered around the grounds of the property. | |
| Supt Gary Higgins, of West Mercia police, said further tests were needed before it could be established whether the rifle recovered was the murder weapon. |