Chairman of Aintree racecourse killed herself, coroner rules

Rose Patterson made internet searches related to suicide in weeks before her death, inquest told

The chairman of Aintree racecourse, Rose Paterson, took her own life in woodland near her family home, a coroner has ruled.

Paterson's husband, the former environment secretary Owen Paterson, paid tribute to his wife's achievements in horse racing and the arts after the hearing.