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 <figure itemscope="true" data-test="article-body-image" itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject" data-js="article-body-image" itemprop="image" class="article-body-image section"> <meta itemprop="url" content="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg"> <meta itemprop="width" content="2006"> <meta itemprop="height" content="1253"> <meta itemprop="representativeOfPage" content="true"> <div class="article-body-image__container"> <picture class="e-picture "> <source srcset="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=1280" media="( min-width: 1600px )"> <source srcset="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=960" media="( min-width: 1280px )"> <source srcset="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=680" media="( min-width: 768px )"> <source srcset="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=350&amp;imdensity=2" media="( min-width: 350px ) and ( -webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2 )"> <source srcset="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=350" media="( min-width: 350px )"> <img src="/content/dam/news/2023/02/28/TELEMMGLPICT000324470459_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqjJmnMNHvQLes8DfdYgvxK9KohxU3uHLlmlr0PVrZnFU.jpeg?imwidth=680" class="article-body-image__source" alt="Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven, were found dead on 6 Feb" fetchpriority="high" data-test="article-body-image-source" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> </div> <figcaption class="e-caption u-meta e-caption--has-separator e-caption--hide-small-screens " data-js="caption"> <span itemprop="caption" data-test="caption"> Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven, were found dead on 6 Feb </span> <span class="e-caption__credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder" data-test="credit"> <span class="e-caption__credit-description">Credit</span>: John Wildgoose/Epsom College </span> </figcaption> </figure> 

 <div class=" " itemprop="articleBody" data-js="article-body"> <div class="articleBodyText section"> <div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <p>George Pattison, who is believed to have murdered his wife Emma Pattison and daughter Lettie before killing himself, died of a “shotgun wound to the head”, the inquest opening into his death heard at Surrey Coroner’s Court.</p><p><strong>This is a breaking news story. Follow for more updates.</strong></p> </div>
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Inquest into the death of George Pattison opened at Surrey Coroner’s Court

Husband of murdered Epsom College head Emma Pattison 'died of shotgun wound to the head'

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