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Wiltshire couple’s decomposed bodies found lying in bed together at home

byDaniel Jae Webb
29 December 2021 | 3.31pm
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A Wiltshire couple’s decomposed bodies have been found lying in bed together.

Police were called to Horsepools Cottage, next to Eastleigh Farm in the village of Bishopstrow, near Warminster, on 7 December, where they discovered two corpses.

An inquest at Salisbury Coroner’s Court heard that officers attended the address after their landlord raised concerns for the welfare of 62-year-old Claudia Forbes.

She and her husband, Andrew, 74, were located in bed together deceased – though it was not possible to tell how long ago the couple had passed away.

Their cause of death could not be ascertained by a post mortem examination and the coroner ordered toxicology and histology tests to be completed.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “This was reported to us on Tuesday, December 7 and our investigation, including into the circumstances, is ongoing.”

The force is not believed to be treating the deaths as suspicious, and there was not believed to be any third-party involvement.

“It is shocking. We do not get things like this occurring within our village”, Mike Perry, chairman of Bishopstrow Parish Council, said.

He added: “Obviously this is very unusual. It is strange these people have been there for that amount of time and nobody in our village seems to know them.

“It is a tragic event. It was quite a shock.”

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