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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rhian Lubin

Former US Lt. Gov. found dead alongside wife amid ‘complicated and messy divorce’

Divorce Justin Fairfax
  • Justin Fairfax, a former Virginia Lieutenant Governor, and his wife Cerina Fairfax were found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide on Thursday morning.
  • Police reported that Justin Fairfax killed his wife before taking his own life.
  • The incident occurred amidst an “ongoing domestic dispute surrounding a complicated or messy divorce,” according to county police chief Kevin Davis.
  • The couple's teenage children were present at the time, and their son made the 911 call.
  • Authorities had previously responded to the home in January after Justin Fairfax reported his wife had assaulted him.

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Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self as ‘messy’ divorce turns deadly, cops say

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