Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says

Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in Salford

A translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming overwhelmed" by loneliness, a coroner concluded.

Martina Karos, 40, and Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, after police were called when the girl did not turn up at school on 23 September 2024.

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