Murdered couple 'had been shot'

13 April 2012

A couple who were murdered in their seaside bungalow died from gunshot wounds, police said today.

The pair, who were originally from the Nottinghamshire area, were found dead last night in the village of Trusthorpe on the Lincolnshire coast.

It is believed the keen gardeners had only lived in the holiday resort for around six months when they were brutally killed - just a day after their young grandchildren left the home following a visit.

Police were called to the semi-detached bungalow on the Radio St Peters estate at around 9.30pm last night, where they found the man and woman dead.

Detective Superintendent Graham White, of Lincolnshire Police, told a press conference at Trusthorpe village hall he had no information to suggest the pair were on any witness protection scheme.

He said it was too early to speculate on any motive for the double murder, which has left the tiny community in shock.

He said: "At approximately 9.30pm last night police officers attended premises here in Radio St Peters where they discovered the bodies of a man and woman, both of whom had died apparently of gunshot wounds.

"At the moment we are trying to establish the identities of the man and woman.
"We are still trying to trace all of the families. We believe that we know who the victims are.

"We believe that they may have originated from the Nottinghamshire area but that has yet to be confirmed.

"At the moment the information that I have is that they are not under any kind of witness protection programme and as far as I know they have not been under any witness protection programme."

Neighbours said the couple, who are thought to be aged in their fifties or sixties, had only recently moved to the estate.

One man said their young grandchildren had been staying with them and had only left on Saturday.

A woman living on the estate said: "They always used to say hello to me. They were very friendly.

"It is just such a shock to have something like that happen in such a quiet place."

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