A father-of-four murdered his wife then hanged himself weeks after an anonymous note alluding to his wife having an affair was delivered through the family door, an inquest in the UK heard. Suffolk’s senior coroner Dr Peter Dean concluded that charity shop deputy manager Mrs Pitkin was killed unlawfully and carpenter Mr Pitkin’s death was suicide. Detective Superintendent David Cutler told the inquest: "In late January an anonymous note was delivered through the family door alluding to Sarah having an affair with a local male. He said it seemed they had "started to grow apart" and Mrs Pitkin had developed a new group of friends. He said there was evidence Mr Pitkin had conducted online searches about depression and suicide.

Source: Evening echo December 18, 2017 13:30 UTC