Inquest resumes into death of Epsom College headteacher and daughter
The mother and daughter were killed at their home in February 2023
An inquest into the deaths of a headteacher and her daughter, believed to have been shot dead by her husband before he turned the gun on himself, will resume on Tuesday.
Epsom College headteacher Emma Pattison and seven-year-old daughter Lettie were found dead at their home within the grounds of the private boarding school in Surrey in February last year, alongside George Pattison, their husband and father respectively.
An inquest was previously told Mrs Pattison, 45, died of shotgun wounds to the chest and abdomen on February 5 2023, while Lettie was shot in the head.
Both are believed to have been murdered by 39-year-old chartered accountant Mr Pattison, before he killed himself, and the inquest will resume at Surrey Coroner's Court in Woking.
A statement released by Mrs Pattison and Lettie's family after their deaths said: "To see the esteem in which Emma is held by all who knew her is an enormous comfort.
"She was everything one could hope for in a daughter, sister, mother, wife, friend, teacher and so much more. We are an extremely close family and family was at the centre of Emma and Lettie's universe.
"The Epsom College community had become part of that universe for them both.
"Seven-year-old Lettie was Emma's pride and joy: an adorable, vibrant little girl with a compelling curiosity, a heart-melting smile and an intellect beyond her years.
"The two of them were inseparable and we take comfort in that they will remain so."