A pensioner who was said to be struggling to cope under the coronavirus lockdown is believed to have stabbed his wife before killing himself, an inquest heard.
Alan Smith, 71, and his wife Elsie were found dead in their home in Barrington, near Cambridge, after being called by a neighbour who had not seen them since the day the lockdown started two days earlier.
Neighbours said the "friendly" couple were worried about getting what they wanted in the shops because of things selling out and Mr Smith was worried about getting his tablets.
Police went to the couple's house on March 25 and found them both dead. David Heming, the senior coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, said Mrs Smith, 71, was found with stab wounds to her head and