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A fire engine on Blackbrook Road, Newark

A "controlling and manipulative" man took his own life after killing his wife at home in a Nottinghamshire town, an inquest has found. Mark Simmons, 59, stabbed his wife , Rachel, 54, following years of controlling and coercive behaviour, Nottingham Coroner's Court heard on Friday, August 15.

One of the couple's daughters came back from work to find the traumatising aftermath in Blackbrook Road, Newark, on the morning of June 25 last year. Mrs Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, while Mr Simmons died shortly after their arrival.

Evie Simmons, who was present for the hearing, described the horrific scene in a police statement read out in court. “I noticed the garage door was open and I saw my dad lying on

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