REVEALED: Eerie email an elderly couple sent their children hours before their bodies were discovered at the house and beach in a suspected murder-suicide
- A husband and wife are both dead after their bodies found in New South Wales
- The body of Elizabeth Webb, 75, was found by police in her house in Stockton
- They found the body of her husband Martin Webb, 76, at Stockton Beach
- NSW Police said they are reviewing the medical history of the couple
- One of the pair sent an email to their children hours before they were found
An elderly couple whose bodies were found in a suspected murder-suicide had sent an email to their children just hours before.
The body of Elizabeth Webb, 75, was found by police in her house in Stockton, Newcastle just before 6am on Friday.
A note was found near her body, leading police to Stockton Beach, where they found the body of her husband, Martin Webb, 76.
One of the pair sent an email to their children raising concern on Thursday night, The Daily telegraph reported.
The body of Elizabeth Webb, 75, was found by police in her house in Stockton, Newcastle just before 6am
A note was found near the body leading police to Stockton Beach were they found the body of her husband Martin Webb, 76, also on Friday
‘It’s a little too early to speculate what has occurred but it has been a tragic incident today. The family are certainly suffering a horrific loss of parents,’ NSW Police acting superintendent Gerard Lawson told a press conference on Friday.
‘We’re not looking for any weapons at this stage and nor are we looking for a third party. There were some obvious injuries but I don’t want to go into it. For the sake of the family I don’t want to speculate,’ supt Lawson said.
The couple’s dog had been at property at the time and was reluctant to leave.
‘That’s one of the most emotional parts about it, the dog didn’t want to leave the house this morning but she has gone to family,’ supt Lawson said.
Mr Webb had previously received a ‘Pride of Portside’ award for cleaning up rubbish in the area.
When he was given the award he said he wanted to clean up the broken glass and other rubbish for the mother’s and kids in the area.
Neighbours told the Portside News they would see him regularly walking his dog at the park while tidying up the area.
A major police operation is now underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the duo’s deaths, in what is suspected to be a murder-suicide, Newcastle Herald reported.
The couple’s medical history will be reviewed during police investigations.
Crime scenes have now been established at both locations, but police said initial inquiries suggest no third party was involved.
Newcastle City detectives are investigating the matter.
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‘It’s a little too early to speculate what has occurred but it has been a tragic incident today. The family are certainly suffering a horrific loss of parents,’ NSW Police acting superintendent Gerard Lawson told a press conference