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A husband is believed to have murdered his wife before killing himself after she told friends on Facebook they were splitting up, it emerged yesterday.

Tracey Grinhaff's body was found in a shed in the back garden of the family home she shared with her husband, Gary, and their two young daughters, aged 14 and four.

An hour later, officers discovered the body of Mr Grinhaff, 41, an electrical engineer, in woodland nearby.

Both had died of head injuries, although police said Mr Grinhaff's were self-inflicted.

Less than a fortnight ago Mrs Grinhaff, 42, updated her profile on the social networking site, Facebook, telling friends she was "currently splitting" from her husband.

She added: "Been married for 16 years but together for 26!!!! God that makes me sound old."
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2 responses // Facebook status change leads to murder, suicide

  • Contrast this story with this clip from a few weeks back about college students declaring fake "relationships" on Facebook in order to avoid the online hook-up scene.

    Two very different sides of the same coin.

    http://current.com/items/88910779_will_you_be_my_facebo...
    digitrash
  • This is a heartrending story that serves as a difficult reminder of how we must exercise caution when posting information online.
    Britny

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