Husband of a priest found dead after he is believed to have killed her at their home...
A priest was found murdered in her home hours before her husband's body was discovered at a nearby beauty spot.
The body of a woman, named locally as 67-year-old Reverend Susan Lancaster, was found at a semi-detached house in Leeds, West Yorkshire after police in North Yorkshire were contacted by a man, understood to be her husband Roy Lancaster, 54, saying he had killed his wife.
His body was later discovered at 2.30am on Friday at the foot of Malham Cove, a natural limestone formation on North Yorkshire.
Mrs Lancaster, known locally as Louise, is understood to be involved with St Edmund's Church in the Roundhay area of the city.
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dunkerley, from West Yorkshire Police Protective Services said: "Our enquiries are still at an early stage but we are treating the woman's death as murder.
Neighbours of the reverend today spoke of their shock after hearing of her death.
Beata Stasiak, 52, said: "Sometimes we said hello and sometimes we would talk to her. They were very nice people. I know something has happened to him as well.
"It is strange and shocking. They are very nice people, most people on this street come and say hello. and 'how are you'."
Fellow neighbour Dee Mistry, 37, said: "I just saw them now and again. Every Christmas the thing I noticed was the lights on their house and the Christmas tree.
"It is really shocking, it is really disturbing. I heard all the alarms going off and didn't know what happened. I know there have been a few burglaries on the street, I thought maybe there had been another burglary. It was going on all night.
"I thought either the alarm has gone faulty or it has gone off by accident. Other than this it is a friendly street."
Mrs Lancaster's next-door neighbour, understood to be a close friend, declined to speak.
Policewere continuing to search the semi-detached house on Friday, with forensic officers seen coming in and out of the property.
Detectives were carrying out door-to-door enquiries with neighbours while a uniformed officer was stationed outside the house.
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