A wife who was shot by her husband outside a pub on Valentine’s Day was “fleeing the relationship”, an inquest has heard.

Lisa Smith died in the car park of The Three Horseshoes in Main Road, Knockholt, near Sevenoaks , on Friday, February 14.

Area coroner Roger Hatch previously opened the inquest into the grandmother’s death on March 5, where her cause of death was given as a gunshot wound to the neck.

A full hearing was held today (September 17) at Oakwood House in Maidstone, where area coroner Katrina Hepburn concluded Mrs Smith died by unlawful killing.

The court heard evidence from DS James Dolby of the major crime department for North Kent.

He told the inquest that Mrs Smith had called her sister, Samantha Graham, telling her she was leaving her relationship with Edward Sm

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