Mansion death inquest adjourned
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Mansion death inquest adjourned
The remains of a teenager believed to have been shot dead by her businessman father were found in the area underneath her bedroom, an inquest has heard. Police believe Christopher Foster, 50, committed suicide after killing his wife Jill, 49, and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie and setting fire to their £1.2 million home in Maesbrook, Shropshire. Detective Superintendent Jon Groves, who is leading West Mercia Constabulary's investigation, told the inquest, at Shrewsbury Magistrates' Court, that the remains of Chris and Jill Foster were found in the area below where their bedroom had been. The remains of their 15-year-old daughter were found in the area which would have been underneath her bedroom. The Coroner for mid and north Shropshire, John Ellery, who opened the inquest, adjourned the brief hearing to a later date, yet to be set, to allow the police investigation to continue. Mrs Foster died from a gunshot wound to the head, while the causes of death for Mr Foster and Kirstie have yet to be established. CCTV footage recovered from Osbaston House showed a man police strongly believed to be Mr Foster firing a rifle at a horsebox as his house burned in the early hours of August 26. Police are carrying out tests on a rifle recovered from the house to establish whether it was the murder weapon. Officers say it will be several months before the inquiry is complete.
ITN | September 25, 2008
