Brit couple murdered after reporting £100,000 loss to fraudsters
TWO Brits gunned down and burnt in their Jamaican retirement home were murdered after they reported losing £100,000 to fraudsters.
The family of Charlie and Gayle Anderson have slammed island police for dragging their heels.
Charlie, 74, and Gayle, 71, of Manchester, were found dead at their torched Caribbean property in June 2018.
Sons Mark and Glen told an inquest they were “completely devastated and frustrated” at the lack of progress.
They said it was clear they were killed as a result of their mum reporting the bank account fraud to police.
A handyman was charged with fraud but no one has been charged with the murders.
Coroner Nigel Meadows recorded a conclusion of unlawful killing at the Manchester inquest.
Mark and Glenn later added: "Receiving the news that a parent has died is devastating but to be told that both of your parents have been found brutally murdered is the stuff of nightmares.
"We wouldn't wish the heartache and sorrow that we have felt over the last two years upon anybody.
“Sadly, two years on we still have so many questions that have not yet been answered.
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"We have always known our parents were murdered, and it is clear to us that this was as a result of our mum reporting the fraudulent activity on their bank accounts to the police."
Slater and Gordon legal representative Shane Smith, acting on behalf of Mr and Mrs Anderson’s family said: “The delays in the criminal investigation and as a consequence the Coronial Investigation have caused considerable distress to the family of Mr and Mrs Anderson.
“It is clear that Mr and Mrs Anderson were brutally murdered and we remain committed to helping the family get the answers they deserve.”
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