Timeline of Epsom College ‘double murder suicide’ revealed as cops say George Pattison spoke to cops days before killing
POLICE believe a dad killed his wife and seven-year-old daughter in a double murder-suicide last weekend.
But what happened in the months leading up to the tragedy on the grounds of Epsom College, Surrey?
2016
George Pattison reports his wife to the police for allegedly striking him.
He is said to have contacted Surrey Police to say his partner had hit him and she was spoken to by officers.
But he later withdrew the claim as he decided it was trivial, The Times reports.
September 2022
Emma became the first female head of £42,000-a-year Epsom College in September last year.
Emma, who ditched a post-university graduate scheme at Thomas Cook for teaching, detailed her career in education, which began in 2002 at Lutterworth College, South Leicestershire, where she taught French and Spanish.
She went on to have stints at Caterham School and Guildford High School, both in Surrey, before moving to St John’s School, also in the county.
Three years later, she became head at Croydon High School where she “learnt so much”, then she relocated to Epsom last year to “use that knowledge and skill and apply it to something different”.
She moved on site with her daughter and George, who ran a management consultancy firm called Tanglewood 2016, according to Companies House.
November 2022
The family bought a new dog – a labrador named Bella.
December 2022
In a pupil-run podcast, Emma described the the transition period as being full of “really big changes”.
She told sixth form students: “We’ve obviously moved house, we’ve bought a dog, I’ve got a new job, my husband’s got a new job which wasn’t meant to happen but did, and my daughter has started a new school.
“There has been a lot of change for us as a family, but it has been wonderful.”
January 2023
Emma says she hopes to shape a ‘really exciting future’ in a magazine interview published this month
February 2, 2023
George alerted officers to a change of address after his family moved from Caterham, Surrey, to the grounds of Epsom College.
Cops said this was “routine”, but due to how recently the update was made, the incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
February 5, 2023
The bodies of Emma, George and Lettie are discovered at home at 1.10am.
A source told The Telegraph a member of staff living nearby raised the alarm after hearing gunshots.
The Pattison family home is understood to be surrounded by other properties occupied by teachers and school workers.
February 6, 2023
A cordon is in place at the school while detectives scour the area
February 7, 2023
Cops investigating the deaths are understood to be treating the tragedy as a double murder and suicide.
Surrey Police said they are not looking for anybody else in connection with the “isolated” incident, but have given no further details of the causes of the deaths.
The case has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
