Spalding shootings: Dad killed daughter and wife 'with shotgun'

Charlotte Hart, pictured with her mother Claire, was studying midwifery at Northampton University

A father shot his daughter and wife with a single-barrelled shotgun before turning the weapon on himself, an inquest has heard.

Lance Hart, 57, shot dead Charlotte, 19, and her mother Claire, 50, near the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 19 July.

The inquest heard Charlotte was shot in the upper abdomen while her mother was shot in the chest and abdomen.

Mr Hart, who shot himself in the head, was identified by his fingerprints.

Charlotte was identified by her brother, while her mother was identified by comparison with a photograph.

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During the brief hearing at South Lincolnshire Coroner's Office in Boston, coroner Paul Cooper said the full inquest would look into how the shotgun was obtained and the state of the marital relationship between Mr and Mrs Hart.

He added the full inquest is due to take place on 19 October.

After the shooting, police searched the family home in the village of Moulton, five miles (8km) from the centre of Spalding.

Lincolnshire Police previously said Mr Hart "was not a shotgun certificate or firearms licence holder".