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Annie Owen & Corrie David

Elderly victim in murder probe suffered 'traumatic injuries'

The inquest into the death of a grandmother has heard that she died of "traumatic injuries". The death of Margaret Barnes, 71, of Marine Parade sparked a murder investigation after emergency services were called to a property on the same street on Sunday, July 10.

Officers received a call at 10.56pm on Sunday July 10 regarding a woman in a "distressed state" on Marine Parade, Barmouth. Police attended the scene with paramedics however she passed away at 2.01am. Detectives said her death was being treated as suspicious and an investigation was launched.

North Wales Live reports that the inquest, which opened in Caernarfon on Wednesday, heard she was formally identified by her husband, Raymond Barnes. David Redfern, 45, from Barmouth, has since been charged with Mrs Barnes' murder,

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