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A failed businessman unlawfully killed his wife and daughter before killing himself, a coroner has recorded. | A failed businessman unlawfully killed his wife and daughter before killing himself, a coroner has recorded. |
Christopher Foster, 50, shot Jill, 49, and Kirstie, 15, while they slept before burning their mansion in Maesbrook, Shropshire, last August. | |
The inquest saw CCTV footage showing Mr Foster setting fire to his luxury home and walking around with an object thought to be a gun. | The inquest saw CCTV footage showing Mr Foster setting fire to his luxury home and walking around with an object thought to be a gun. |
The inquest heard Mr Foster had debts of at least £1.2m. | The inquest heard Mr Foster had debts of at least £1.2m. |
His thermal insulation business Ulva Ltd had gone into liquidation in 2007. | |
Recording his verdict, coroner John Ellery said Mrs Foster and her daughter had "everything to live for". | |
Shot 'while asleep' | |
He added: "Mrs Jill Foster and her daughter Miss Kirstie Foster were both shot in the head. | |
"They were shot in their respective bedrooms almost certainly whilst asleep. | |
"They both had everything to live for and Kirstie had her teenage and adult life ahead of her." | |
He said Mr Foster had "quickly and methodically" killed his family and set their £1.2m home on fire. | |
Det Supt John Groves, of West Mercia Police, said outside the inquest it was a "very sad case and tragic case". | |
He added: "Now the inquest has concluded and we have the verdicts I hope it offers some sort of closure to the Fosters' loved ones and they can begin to move forward and rebuild their lives." |