Gunshots heard before head and family found dead at leading school
Daily Express|February 07, 2023
GUNSHOTS rang out before the headmistress of Britain’s top private school was found dead with her husband and daughter, sources claimed. Emma Pattison, 45, who led 42,000-a-year Epsom College, was found on Sunday alongside George, 39, and seven-year-old Lettie at a property on school grounds.
Giles Sheldrick
Gunshots heard before head and family found dead at leading school

Surrey police have not disclosed the cause of deaths, but are confident no one else was involved. It suggests their focus could now become a murder-suicide investigation. In December, months after landing the top job at the exclusive school near the famous Epsom Downs racecourse, Mrs Pattison hinted how life changes had suddenly plunged family life into chaos.

Moved

During a light-natured pupil podcast she revealed how moving to the top-ranked independent school was a major upheaval for her family which had recently welcomed a Labrador puppy.

Mrs Pattinson said: It’s been a really big change.

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