Inquest into Fuller family deaths to open next week
The father of the three children found dead in a disused Shropshire quarry, died from multiple injuries, police said today.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson, the officer leading the investigation, said a post mortem examination on 35-year-old Ceri Fuller was concluded by a Home Office pathologist last night.
"The post mortem established that Mr Fuller died from multiple injuries consistent with falling from a height."
DCI Jamieson said formal identification of Mr Fuller and his children Sam, 12, Rebecca, 8, and Charlotte, 7, was expected to be carried out by a family member this afternoon.
Post mortems on the children showed all three died from stab injuries. A knife has been recovered from the scene.
An inquest into the four deaths is expected to open next week.
Police are continuing their inquiries into what is a murder investigation in both Shropshire and at the family's home area near the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
A team of West Mercia Police detectives is working closely with police colleagues in Gloucestershire, seeking to establish the circumstances leading up to the discovery of the bodies in an old quarry at Poles Coppice, Pontesbury Hill, near Shrewsbury on Monday morning.
Their inquiries include speaking to family members and seeking to identify the route taken by Mr Fuller in his red Land Rover Freelander on leaving the family home last Wednesday night or Thursday morning.
Officers have established that the vehicle was in Leominster at around midday on Thursday, in Newtown at around 3pm and in the Welshpool area just after 3.30pm.
DCI Jamieson said: "We are continuing to check CCTV cameras for sightings of the vehicle or its four occupants along various routes and we maintain our appeal for any information which might assist the investigation. The numbers to call at Shrewsbury police station are either 101 or 0300 333 3000.
"We are also continuing our efforts to establish Mr Fuller's link with Shropshire and in particular, with the Pontesbury area."
Meanwhile, various forensic examinations are being conducted but police searches and other work on Pontesbury Hill are now complete and the scene has been released for public access.
