OFFICIAL inquiries continue to determine how a 41-year-old woman died at an address in Colchester.

Police officers were called to Mersea Road shortly after 9.30am on May 30 and found a man and a woman dead inside a property.

Essex Police subsequently named them as Kelly Greer, 41, and Jonathan Parsons, 34, from Colchester.

The force said Ms Greer had sustained injuries and the duo were pronounced dead at the scene.

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An inquest into the 41-year-old’s death was opened at Essex Coroner’s Court, in Chelmsford, this morning.

Area Coroner Sean Horstead said a post-mortem examination was carried out at Colchester Hospital following Ms Greer’s death.

He stated the announcement of her cause of death is pending the results of histology and toxicology reports.

Mr Horstead added: “I conclude by offering my sincere condolences to the friends and family of Ms Greer in this very difficult time.”

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Tributes posted on social media following the death of the duo told of “shock” among the community.

Specialist detectives from Essex Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

Det Insp James Holmes, who is leading the police investigation, said he does not believe anyone else was involved in the incident.

“My thoughts, and those of my team, are with the families and we are working hard to provide them with answers.

“We are making good progress with our investigation and are building a picture of the circumstances which led up to Kelly and Jonathan’s deaths.

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“At this stage we do not believe anyone else was involved in the incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it.”

Mr Holmes appealed to residents with any information which could help his investigation to contact the police.

“I would urge anyone who has any information about the movements of Kelly and Jonathan, or if they saw or heard anything suspicious, in the days leading up to Tuesday to contact us,” he added.

A full inquest into Ms Greer’s death was not fixed during the hearing this morning.

Mr Parsons’ inquest is expected to be opened in due course.