Carbon monoxide fumes after Christmas power cut may have killed Hurstpierpoint couple

An elderly couple found dead in their Hurstpierpoint home are believed to have succumbed to carbon monoxide fumes.

Kenneth Swallow, 70, and his wife, Dorothy, 71, were found dead in their home in Malthouse Lane, Hurstpierpoint, near Burgess Hill, on Boxing Day.

It is believed the fumes may have come from a generator left running overnight following a power cut.

An inquest into the couple’s deaths was opened on January 3.

A Sussex Police statement said: “Shortly after midday on Boxing Day relatives found an elderly couple dead in their home in Malthouse Lane, Hurstpierpoint.

“There are no suspicious circumstances and it is thought the man and woman may have succumbed to fumes from a generator left running overnight following a power cut.

“An investigation into their deaths continues. Post-mortem examinations have been carried out.”

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