THE deaths of a couple, both aged 29, found with stab wounds in a Harrogate hotel on Tuesday are being treated as suspected murder-suicide, North Yorkshire Police have said.

Chenise Gregory, and her partner, Michael McGibbon, from the London area, were discovered in a hotel room at the Doubletree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel at around 10.20pm on May 4.. They were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Detectives are treating the two deaths as a murder-suicide as they release the identities of the two bodies found at the hotel.

Enquiries into the circumstances around the deaths are ongoing but Detectives are treating the death of Ms Gregory as murder. They do not believe anyone else is involved.

Temporary Detective Chief Inspector Jonathan Sygrove of North Yorkshire Police’s Major Investigation Team said:

“An investigation into the circumstances around the deaths is ongoing, but the evidence we have gathered at this stage suggests it as a suspected murder-suicide.

“A post-mortem has taken place that has confirmed the couple died from stab wounds. We are treating Ms Gregory’s death as murder and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

“This is a very sad case and our thoughts are with their families and friends at this difficult time. We have specialist officers from North Yorkshire Police, supported by specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police supporting the family, and we will work with them as we investigate the circumstances leading to these tragic deaths."