Overview

• Senior North Yorkshire Coroner Jon Heath opened and adjourned both inquests, recording a provisional cause of death as multi-trauma.
• Relatives say David Jeffcock, 80, had been worn down by bone cancer pain, and his wife Susan, 74, did not want to live without him.
• The couple left a note for their solicitor that included the line, “Susan wants to come with me,” according to family accounts.
• Reports describe the pair holding hands before stepping from East Cliff in Whitby after preparing their affairs and cleaning their flat.
• Emergency services were alerted at 7:16pm on July 30, with the coastguard coordinating a helicopter recovery as the tide rose.