Sad End Of Elderly UK Couple

"Lancashire, UK - A pensioner with mental health problems is believed to have strangled his sick wife and then hanged himself.

"Neighbours raised the alarm and police found the bodies of retired miner John Darbyshire, 70, and his wife Jean, 69, at their home in Whiteside Avenue, Hindley, near Wigan.

"Residents said Mrs Darbyshire had been suffering with Alzheimer's for years. The couple had two sons and a granddaughter. One of their sons, from Blackrod near Bolton, said he was too upset to talk about the deaths.

"A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police confirmed detectives were not looking for anyone else in connection with their investigation.

"It is understood the deaths are being treated as a murder and suicide."

From the Manchester Evening News...