Missing mum found ‘murdered’ at home suffered ‘sharp blunt-force trauma’, inquest hears
A MISSING mum found dead at home died from a sharp and blunt-force injury to her head, an inquest heard today.
Mum-of-three Sarah Albone, 38, was discovered at a house in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, last month.
At an inquest into the death, coroner’s officer Alan Dawson said: “An autopsy concluded the cause of death to be a sharp and blunt force trauma to the head.”
Ms Albone's body was found four days after her family, who had not seen her since Christmas, reported her missing on February 25.
Matthew Waddell, 34, who lived with her at the address, has been charged with murder.
A plea hearing is due to take place on April 24 and a three-week trial at Luton Crown Court has been set for August 21.
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The inquest will continue after criminal proceedings.
Detective Chief Inspector Iain Moor from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit previously said: "We have specialist officers working to support Sarah’s family and we would continue to ask that people respect their privacy at this very distressing time.
"We have a dedicated team of detectives working hard to establish the facts around this case and are particularly keen to speak to anyone who has seen Sarah over the past few months to establish exactly what happened to her.
"We have had a really good response so far from the community in Biggleswade, however I would urge people not to speculate about what happened or share assumptions or rumours, particularly on social media.
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“If you do have information, no matter how small, it could prove vital to supporting our efforts and we again would ask you to come forward and report it."
