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| The family of a 63-year-old woman who police believe was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by her mentally ill husband say the couple were "let down". | The family of a 63-year-old woman who police believe was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by her mentally ill husband say the couple were "let down". |
| Sue Goswell was found with multiple stab wounds inflicted with a kitchen knife and a mallet on Sunday at the home she shared with Roger Goswell, 66. | Sue Goswell was found with multiple stab wounds inflicted with a kitchen knife and a mallet on Sunday at the home she shared with Roger Goswell, 66. |
| Mr Goswell died after crashing his Smart car into a tree near their bungalow in Chiltington, West Sussex. | Mr Goswell died after crashing his Smart car into a tree near their bungalow in Chiltington, West Sussex. |
| "We feel they were both let down by the system," the family said. | "We feel they were both let down by the system," the family said. |
| Police were first alerted to the deaths when they were called to the accident in Monkmead Lane, half a mile from the couple's home. | Police were first alerted to the deaths when they were called to the accident in Monkmead Lane, half a mile from the couple's home. |
| (Our beloved mother) was a wonderful parent, wife and friend to many The Goswell family | |
| Mr Goswell died later in Worthing Hospital and when police went to the house they found a handwritten note, believed to be from Mr Goswell, which read: "Police entry only". | Mr Goswell died later in Worthing Hospital and when police went to the house they found a handwritten note, believed to be from Mr Goswell, which read: "Police entry only". |
| The body of Mrs Goswell was found in a pool of blood and her death is being treated as murder. | |
| Det Ch Insp Adam Hibbert said Mr Goswell had been treated in the past for mental health problems. | Det Ch Insp Adam Hibbert said Mr Goswell had been treated in the past for mental health problems. |
| He said he was aware of a "number of questions" about how various agencies responded to concerns in the hours, days and weeks before the two deaths. | He said he was aware of a "number of questions" about how various agencies responded to concerns in the hours, days and weeks before the two deaths. |
| "I am unable to deal with these issues today, but the full facts of my investigation will be presented to the coroner in due course." | "I am unable to deal with these issues today, but the full facts of my investigation will be presented to the coroner in due course." |
| 'Murder and suicide' | |
| Mr and Mrs Goswell's children, Sarah, Joseph and Rebecca and their son-in-law Alex paid tribute to their "beloved mother". | |
| "She was a wonderful parent, wife and friend to many," they said in a statement:. | |
| "Our father, Roger Goswell, was a tortured soul and, unfortunately, in the end we feel they were both let down by the system." | |
| Mr Hibbert said it would be inappropriate while the investigation continued to give details of the treatment Mr Goswell had received for his mental health problems. | |
| Det Ch Insp Adam Hibbert and Det Con Clinton Novelle | |
| "I believe we are dealing with a murder and a suicide," he said. | |
| "At this stage, we are not seeking anyone else in connection with these deaths." | |
| A post-mortem examination showed that Mrs Goswell, a retired hairdresser, died from multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the head. | |
| Police officers gained entry to the house via an insecure front door and were confronted with what Mr Hibbert described as a "great deal of blood". | |
| He said detectives were keeping an open mind about the motive for the apparent murder and suicide. | |
| Mr Goswell, a retired property developer, had had mental health problems for a number of years, Mr Hibbert said. | |
| No suicide note had been found but examinations were continuing on the car and at the house. | |
| A Sussex Police spokesman said there had as yet been no formal identification of the couple, but officers believed them to be Mr and Mrs Goswell. |