Two 'model pupil' brothers, aged 9 and 7, were found 'strangled to death' and their mother 'hanged herself', with police not looking for anyone else in connection
Two brothers described as "best friends" were strangled to death at home, while their mother was found hanged, an inquest into the trio's deaths has heard.Property boss Nadja De Jager, 47, and her two sons nine-year-old Alexander and seven-year-old Maximus were found dead in their house on Mayfield road in Belvedere, south-east London on March 9.
Ms De Jager's provisional cause of death was given as suspension, a medical term which includes hanging, the inquest heard on Friday. The trio were identified by the boy's father, whose name was not given.Picture: Social media In a tribute, a spokesperson for Belvedere Infant and Junior School said: "It is with great sadness that we can confirm that two of our pupils, Alexander and Maximus De Jager, died at home this week.
Senior coroner for South London, Sarah Ormond-Walshe, told the hearing: "There is a police investigation in relation to all three deaths. The proceedings in this case are essentially adjourned."
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