David and Susan Jeffcock (Image: Facebook)

An elderly couple, described as "devoted", tragically ended their lives by jumping from a cliff after one of them was diagnosed with cancer, an inquest has heard. David and Susan Jeffcock sent a letter to their solicitor confirming their intention to end their lives before they were discovered on the rocks at the base of East Cliff, in Whitby, North Yorkshire, on 30 July this year.

The inquest , held in Northallerton today (Nov 24), heard that Mr Jeffcock, 80, and Mrs Jeffcock, 74, who spent the majority of their lives in Sheffield, had relocated to the coastal town following their retirement.

Kevin Shepherd, Mr Jeffcock's nephew, said that his uncle had been diagnosed with bone cancer and must have chosen to end his life due to the pain, w

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