Update on bodies found at Harrogate hotel
WARNING: This article contains upsetting details.
Last updated 6th May 2021
WARNING: This article contains some upsetting details.
Detectives investigating the discovery of two bodies at a hotel in Harrogate say the case is being treated as a "murder-suicide".
Chenise Gregory, and her partner, Michael McGibbon, both aged 29 and from the London area, were found by a member of staff at the Doubletree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel on Tuesday night (4 May 2021). They were both pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
North Yorkshire Police say they both died from stab wounds.
Enquiries into the circumstances around the deaths are ongoing but Detectives are treating the death of Ms Gregory as murder. They do not believe anyone else is involved.
Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Jonathan Sygrove of North Yorkshire Police’s Major Investigation Team said: "An investigation into the circumstances around the deaths is ongoing, but the evidence we have gathered at this stage suggests it as a suspected murder-suicide.
"A post-mortem has taken place that has confirmed the couple died from stab wounds. We are treating Ms Gregory’s death as murder and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
"This is a very sad case and our thoughts are with their families and friends at this difficult time. We have specialist officers from North Yorkshire Police, supported by specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police supporting the family, and we will work with them as we investigate the circumstances leading to these tragic deaths."
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