Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with Mrs O’Leary’s death
A woman found dead alongside her estranged husband at her home in Leeds had died from multiple stab wounds, an inquest has heard.
The bodies of Karen O’Leary, 63 and Dennis O’Leary, 61 were found by police in the bedroom of the property on Fernville Close in Oakwood on 25 April.
The inquest heard a blood-stained knife was found and there was evidence a fire had been started in the bedroom.
Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Coroner Kevin McLoughlin told the inquest in Wakefield that the couple had been experiencing difficulties in their marriage.
He said Mrs O’Leary had left the marital home seven weeks earlier and had returned to the house on the day of her death to talk to her estranged husband.
West Yorkshire Police discovered the bodies when they were called to the house after receiving a report of a concern for safety.
The inquest has been adjourned until a later date.
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