A Jamaica-born man is alleged to have killed his British wife and their seven-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself in Surrey, England.
Surrey police say they are currently investigating what they describe as a suspected case of murder-suicide.
Dead are 45-year-old Emma Pattison, head teacher of Epsom College; her 39-year-old husband George Pattison, a chartered accountant; and their daughter Lettie.
Mr. Pattison is believed to have carried out the murders at the family home on the school grounds before taking his own life on February 5.
The police have confirmed that a firearm which is licensed and registered to Pattison was found at the scene.
Investigators are awaiting the post-mortems to confirm the official causes of death.
It is understood that Mrs. Pattison called a relative sometime late on Saturday, February 4.
By the time the family member arrived in the early hours of Sunday, February 5, they were already dead.
Mr. Pattison was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and married Emma in 2011. He was a graduate of Durham University.
He ran his own business, often working from home, and owned luxury cars, former neighbors said.
He started Tanglewood 2016 Ltd in October of that year, having previously been a director of Rees Charles Capital Limited. He was the company’s sole director, and was the largest shareholder with 112 shares in the company and his wife owning 20 shares.
Although the business had £38,048 in assets, it faced tax and social security costs of £30,350 and bank loan and overdraft of £7,535, leaving the company with barely any cash reserves.
The accounts for the business, published in May last year and covering the year ending October 31, 2021, show Mr. Pattison also had an outstanding loan from his company of £14,076.
Mrs. Pattison was appointed the first female head teacher of Epsom College five months ago. The co-ed school was founded in 1855 and describes itself as being consistently among the UK’s leading schools, based on exam results.
The school was closed for two weeks after what it described as the “incredibly distressing” details emerged about how Mrs. Pattison died. Classes resumed this week after the midterm break.
