A married couple in their 50s were found dead with gunshot wounds in a rural Leicestershire village. The couple, a cattle farmer and a Pony Club wife, are believed to have been involved in a murder-suicide. The police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident. It is suspected that the woman was killed so her husband could avoid a costly divorce. The husband, aged 59, and the wife, aged 54, were found dead as the police continue their investigation. A friend claims that the farmer shot his wife after discovering she was having an affair.
Farmer shot dead his wife in 'murder-suicide' at their home on isolated farm after discovering she was having an affair, friend claims https://t.co/1acHM27u5m https://t.co/rSR1mEJUGW
Farmer, 59, and wife, 54, found dead with gunshot wounds – as police continue probe https://t.co/DL0CQ8Q1CM
Police believe a woman was killed so her husband could avoid a potentially messy and expensive divorce https://t.co/qRII1prCWN
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Pictured: Pony Club wife and her cattle farmer husband who were found dead with gunshot wounds in 'murder-suicide' in sleepy Leicestershire village https://t.co/rPejCzupLa https://t.co/gIC4QIb2C3
Police reveal man and woman in their 50s found dead with gunshot wounds in rural Leicestershire village are married couple - adding they are 'not looking for anyone else' https://t.co/xu0zH8Bo27 https://t.co/vTJ1Reoe1I