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By ROISIN GADELRAB
 

The scene after the accident
Tragedy strikes elderly couple

DOUBLE tragedy struck on Monday when an elderly man was found with a knife wound in his chest just minutes after being told his wife had been run over.
Family liason officers rushing to tell Michael Burke of his wife Margaret’s accident just yards from the family home were stunned to discover the disabled man with a knife wound caused by a blade four to five inches long.
The couple, who have lived in St Silas Place, off Prince of Wales Road, Kentish Town, for nearly 40 years, are recovering at the Royal Free Hospital.
Neighbours say Mr Burke, a retired postman, relied heavily on his wife’s care.
Eyewitnesses say Mrs Burke was involved in an accident with a car at around 2pm on Monday.
The pensioner, known to neighbours as Marge and who is in her 70s, suffered head injuries.
An air ambulance was scrambled immediately and doctors attended to her on the street before she was taken to hospital.
Police say Mr Burke was discovered when a family liaison officer went to his home to tell him of his wife’s accident.
Officers realised something was wrong when Mr Burke only half-opened the door, reluctant to speak to anyone. They discovered Mr Burke was injured.
He was taken to hospital.
The couple’s son and daughter were informed and brought to Hampstead’s Royal Free to be with their parents.
The daughter told the New Journal on Tuesday her parents were both still in hospital but were doing fine.
Neighbours gathering in the street were visibly shocked to see the pensioner’s garments and shoes scattered on the ground behind the car which hit her.
While detectives questioned passers-by, Father Graeme Rowlands from nearby St Silas Church was making plans to visit Mr and Mrs Burke in hospital.
One neighbour, who has lived in the street for more than 20 years, described Mrs Burke as “a lovely lady, very quiet – a very private person,” and “a real part of the community”.
Another described the couple as the “best neighbours”.
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