The distraught family of a headteacher and her daughter who are thought to have been killed by her husband in a murder-suicide have spoken of their heartbreak at the deaths.
Emma Pattison, 45, the head at Epsom College in Surrey, was discovered dead with her husband, George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, 7, in the early hours of last Sunday morning (February 5). George is believed to have shot Emma and their daughter Lettie with a shotgun licensed under his name, at their home on the ground of the exclusive private school.
Surrey Police confirmed not long after the killings that it was being treated as a murder investigation and that investigators believe no one else was involved in the deaths. Today (Wednesday, February 15), Emma's family described little Lettie as an "adorable, curious and vibrant girl" and her mother as "full of optimism".
