An inquest into the apparent murder and suicide of a man and his girlfriend was formally opened yesterday (November 28).

Moses Pedlwaine, 28, of Forest Lodge Nursing Home, East Grinstead, was found hanging from a tree at Southfield Golf Club, east Oxford, at about 8.50am on Sunday.

A few hours later, Neo Chidoda, 28, who lived in nurses' accommodation at the Churchill Hospital in Headington was found dead at a small hotel in east Oxford.

Police have refused to name the hotel but said the deaths were linked.

A spokesman for the Churchill said: "This is a very tragic incident."