Verdict of unlawful killing after man kills his wife and then himself

An inquest has heard that a man who killed his wife and then himself had been released from hospital because the discharge process was not rigorous enough and no one took responsibility.

92 year old Stanley Wilson stabbed his 89-year-old wife Peggy to death at their home in Kendal in February last year. The coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing on Mrs Wilson and concluded that her husband killed himself.