1/1 DEVASTATED relatives of a woman who was tragically killed in Weymouth have paid tribute to the much-loved health care worker - who they described as the most amazing mother and nanny . Sherrie Teresa Milnes suffered multiple stab wounds and neck compression at a flat in Ranelagh Road on April 1. Her family have today paid tribute to the beloved mother of five - on the day of her funeral. Ms Milnes family said: Sherrie Teresa Milnes was born and raised in London, by her mother and step father. She moved to Weymouth and Portland in her early 20s. She was the most amazing mother of five children, and a nanny to four grandchildren whom she adored.
INQUESTS have opened into the deaths of a woman and man found dead in a suspected murder-suicide. Sherrie Teresa Milnes suffered multiple stab wounds and neck compression at a flat in Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, on April 1. Dorset Police officers were called to the address at 5.40pm by the ambulance service but the 51-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Later that evening, police – including armed officers - were called to an address on Grove Road, Portland. Steven Anthony Doughty, aged 54, was found dead at the scene. An inquest opening into his death heard he was found hanged. Police confirmed the pair were known to each other.
Court hearing held for woman accused of murdering husband in Berrow
A crown court hearing was held on Tuesday (February 16th) for a 65-year-old woman charged with murdering her husband in Berrow.
Penelope Jackson is being held after 78-year-old David Jackson died after a stabbing at their home in Berrow on Saturday. The couple are pictured here.
Police say a post mortem confirmed he had died following a number of stab wounds.
A hearing was held at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday, but Jackson did not appear in person or by video link.
She was remanded in custody after no application for bail was made. A plea and trial preparation hearing is scheduled for March 19th at Bristol Crown Court.
Burnham-On-Sea Police have issued an appeal for information as a murder investigation gets underway following the death of a man in Berrow on Saturday night (13th February).