The husband of a headteacher reportedly shot their daughter in the head before taking his own life with the gun.

Tests of toxicity and microscopic anatomy were conducted, and Mrs Pattison and Lettie were identified by their teeth, according to the court.

March 2nd 2023.

The husband of a headteacher reportedly shot their daughter in the head before taking his own life with the gun.
The inquest heard that 45-year-old Emma Pattison, who is thought to have been killed by her husband George, passed away from 'shock, haemorrhage and shotgun wounds to the chest and abdomen'. Her seven-year-old daughter Lettie died of a 'shotgun wound to the head', according to the Surrey Coroner's Court. Mr Pattison, 39, also died from a 'shotgun wound to the head'. At the start of the inquest, the coroner offered his deepest sympathies to George's family, as well as those who knew or loved Emma and Lettie, whose full name was Ellette Francesca.

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Expressing condolences to Mrs Pattison and Lettie's relatives and anyone whose life was touched by them, the coroner said: 'I would like to offer my sincerest sympathies to Ellette's family and all who have been impacted by her life.' Toxicology and histology tests were conducted while identification of the deceased was done via their teeth.

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After their deaths, the family of Emma and Lettie said: 'To see the esteem in which Emma is held by all who knew her is an enormous comfort. She was everything one could hope for in a daughter, sister, mother, wife, friend, teacher and so much more. We are an extremely close family and family was at the centre of Emma and Lettie's universe.' They added that the Epsom College community had become part of their universe.

An inquest heard that 45-year-old Emma Pattison, who is believed to have been murdered by her husband George, passed away due to 'shock, haemorrhage and shotgun wounds to the chest and abdomen'. In addition, her seven-year-old daughter Lettie died of a 'shotgun wound to the head'. The court was earlier informed that George Pattison, 39, had also passed away from a 'shotgun wound to the head'.

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Expressing his condolences to those who knew Mrs Pattison, her daughter Lettie (whose full name was Ellette Francesca) and her husband George, the coroner Simon Wickens said: ‘I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to George’s wider family at this difficult time’. Toxicology and histology tests were carried out, while Mrs Pattison and Lettie were identified by their teeth, the court heard.

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Following the deaths of Mrs Pattison and her daughter, the family said: ‘To see the esteem in which Emma is held by all who knew her is an enormous comfort. She was everything one could hope for in a daughter, sister, mother, wife, friend, teacher and so much more.’

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Mrs Pattison had been headteacher at Epsom College in Surrey and the court heard that Mr Wickens offered his condolences to the 'wider community she served and also to the students whose lives she no doubt touched'.

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