Headteacher’s husband ‘shot daughter in the head before turning gun on himself’

Headteacher’s husband ‘shot daughter in the head before turning gun on himself’


Handout photo dated 09/01/22 of Epsom College head Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven. The family were found in the grounds of the school in the early hours of Sunday morning by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. Issue date: Monday February 6, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Epsom. Photo credit should read: John Wildgoose/Epsom College/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven. (Picture: PA)

Epsom College headteacher Emma Pattison died of ‘shock, haemorrhage and shotgun wounds to the chest and abdomen’ an inquest heard.

The 45-year-old who is believed to have been murdered by her husband George died after the incident on the school grounds in February.

While her seven-year-old daughter Lettie died of a shotgun wound to the head, an inquest at Surrey Coroner’s Court has heard.

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