They were found in one of the bedrooms of their home in the New Forest (Picture: Solent News and Photo)
The deaths of a woman and her teenage daughter found dead in their home surrounded by burnt-out barbecues were ‘unexplained, but not suspicious’.
Suzan Mahmoud, 42, and her daughter Davina Allen, 17, were found dead on December 29 last year in their home in the New Forest national park in Hampshire.
The horrific discovery was made by Ms Mahmoud’s other daughter.
An inquest into their deaths opened at Winchester coroner’s court today, where it was heard Ms Mahmoud and Davina’s bodies were found lying in a bedroom surrounded by burned-out barbecues.
All the doors and windows had been closed, and a preliminary cause of death was given as nitrate intoxication.
At the time of the deaths, neighbours described the incident as ‘horrific’ and a young woman was seen outside the home wrapped in a blanket with police.
It’s thought they had only recently moved into the home and renovations were ongoing.
The full inquest into the circumstances of the deaths will take place next year.
Hampshire Constabulary previously described the deaths as ‘unexplained’ but not suspicious.
At the time a spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘We were called just after 1.45pm on Thursday December 29 to a report of the bodies of a 17-year-old girl and 42-year-old woman having been found at an address in Shorefield Road, Downton.
‘The deaths are being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious.
‘Their family has been informed and a file will be prepared for the coroner.’
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A preliminary cause of death was given as nitrate intoxication.
