Inquest into the sad and tragic death of Trudy Dreyer finds murder-suicide

Trudy Michelle Dreyer died as the result of gunshot wounds during a domestic violence related murder suicide at Doyles Creek in 2019.

UPPER Hunter mother and mine worker Trudy Dreyer was murdered by her partner in the kitchen of their remote Doyles Creek home before he turned the shotgun on himself, a coronial inquest has found.

The coronial inquest into the death of Ms Dreyer was held in the NSW State Coroner's Court on Wednesday, with Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes finding Ms Dreyer had been the victim of a murder-suicide at the property on Doyles Creek Road on September 19, 2019.