A pensioner killed his wife and then himself after she revealed she was not a virgin when they married 46 YEARS earlier, an inquest heard yesterday.
Retired property developer Roger Goswell, 66, murdered Susan, 63, six days after being released from a clinic where he was treated for depression.
He attacked her with a mallet and stabbed her with a kitchen knife.
Mr Goswell, who had a history of psychiatric problems, snapped after retired teacher Susan revealed she had slept with another man.
He tried to commit suicide after saying there were “three people” in the marriage — and he was treated for a month at the Priory Clinic in Hove, West Sussex.
Mr Goswell was discharged in December, but three days later mum-of-three Susan told cops he threatened to kill her, an inquest in Chichester heard.
After killing her, he put a note ‘Police entry only’ on the door of their home before crashing his car.
He died a day later in hospital on Christmas Eve.
His daughter Sarah had begged mental health officials not to discharge him.
The hearing continues.
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