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Lancashire murder investigation
Police investigating the death of a woman in the village of Hoghton in Lancashire say they believe its linked to an earlier incident where a 58 year old man died after being hit by a train.
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Photo of married couple killed in Hoghton
The family of a couple who were killed in Hoghton have said they were "devoted to their family and will be sadly missed".
Lancashire Police launched a murder investigation after Judith Maude's body was found at her home.
Post-mortem results showed she died from multiple injuries and stab wounds.
Her husband Nigel's body was found on a nearby railway track, he had been hit by a train.
Police say the woman found dead at a house in Hoghton died from multiple injuries and stab wounds.
The woman who was 57 years old has been named as Judith Maude. Her partner, Nigel Maude died after being hit by a train.
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A murder investigation is launched after the death of a couple in Lancashire.
Hoghton murder - police link discovery of woman's body to earlier death of man hit by train
Woman's murder linked to death of man hit by train
Police investigate woman's murder in Lancashire
Police were called yesterday evening to an address on Charles Crescent in Hoghton where the body of a woman aged in her 50s was found in an upstairs bedroom. The house remains sealed off whilst an investigation takes place.