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OPEN Elderly couple planned 'Romeo and Site Web Enter your search Juliet suicide pact' - but husband, 89, who survived after watching wife, 90, die hanged himself three months later Geoffrey and Ida Platt planned suicide and made decision to take pill overdose Mr Platt survived the suicide attempt but his wife passed away in hospital The grief-stricken pensioner, from Swinton, Manchester, then hanged himself By HARRY HOWARD FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 22:57 AEDT, 15 February 2020 | UPDATED: 23:01 AEDT, 15 February 2020 3.6k 6 shares View comments An elderly married couple who agreed to a suicide pact were a 'modern-day Romeo and Juliet', an inquest heard. Geoffrey, 89, and Ida Platt, 90, planned their suicide and jointly made the decision to die before they took an overdose of pills in May last year. A neighbour found the couple when they spotted an open front door but Mr Platt survived the overdose and had to watch his beloved wife of 50 years die. 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Geoffrey and Ida Platt, 89 and 90, took an overdose of pills The Biggest Loser's Ajay Rochester 'thinks Struck by crippling grief, the retired water board engineer was found hanged in his she has coronavirus' as she experiences home in Swinton, Greater Manchester, three months later, in August last year. symptoms after a guest from China stayed in her home Bolton Coroners Court heard how Geoffrey had waited for his niece and main carer, Janet Jackson, to go on holiday in France before taking his own life. Seb Guilhaus says Elizabeth Sobinoff's mum is 'actually a real sweetheart' after she grilled him over his TOP ARTICLES 1/5 finances The truth about MAFS' mother-in-law from hell Tammy Hembrow shows off her toned legs in a pair of denim shorts as she runs errands on the Gold Coast amid the coronavirus pandemic EXCLUSIVE MAFS' Cathy Evans is 'deeply sorry' for using the N- word in a resurfaced Instagram post Married At First Sight: Seb Guilhaus issues The (reality) show must go on! Married At statement about Elizabeth Sobinoff's mum READ MORE First Sight's executive producer Tara McWilliams wears surgical gloves as casting begins for the 2021 season Before she left, he spoke to her and told her he loved her before taking his own life on July 26, the court heard. Idris Elba suggests he contracted COVID-19 Beachesfrom in Benidorm Sophie Trudeau are as deserted as Ms Jackson told the inquest her aunt, who was 'intelligent, artistic and creative', was star admits he tested Spain remainspositive afterin lockdown coming 'a perfect match' for her uncle who was 'passionate and opinionated'. into contact with Canadian PM's wife She told the court the couple had travelled the world despite Mr Platt's struggles with PTSD after suffering a mining accident in New Zealand which left him hearing Tom Hanks tweets he and Rita Wilson have voices and suffering night terrors. 'the blahs' a week after contracting COVID-19 In recent years, Mrs Platt's health had deteriorated, which resulted in her having a And shares photo of old- fashioned 'Corona' pacemaker fitted and undergoing operations on her eyes. typewriter he 'used to love' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8006979/Elderly-couple-planned-Romeo-Juliet-suicide-pact-husband-survived-hanged-himself.html?fbcl… 2/30 3/18/2020 Elderly couple planned 'Romeo and Juliet suicide pact' - but husband survived and hanged himself | Daily Mail Online SHARE THIS RELATED ARTICLES ADVERTISEMENT ARTICLE See every angle of a story with Newzit, the Vandals ruin Banksy's Tory MP will NOT UNBIASED news search and aggregation Valentine's Day graffiti quarantine herself after engine by daubing... visiting... Top Stories Showbiz Sport TWO dead as Storm The bald truth about Dennis batters Britain: bargain hair 3.6k shares Teenage boy and a... transplants: Istanbul Ms Jackson added: 'Geoff had a mission in life and it was to keep Ida alive. 'He was trying to turn back the clock and make her well again.' The inquest heard a neighbour had spotted the Platt's front door open on the morning of 12 May and found the couple unresponsive. They were rushed to Salford Royal Hospital where Mrs Platt initially recovered and was lucid enough to tell her niece she was 'angry she hadn't died'. Ms Jackson said: 'She was very calm but angry she was still alive. 'It was a deliberate decision she made and I have no reason not to believe her.' Mrs Platt's condition then worsened and she died in the hospital on May 18. Mr Platt recovered from the overdose and was discharged ten days later, despite his family and doctors pleading for him to remain under observation. But coroner Rachel Syed said she was satisfied the right decision had been made and Mr Platt did not meet the requirements for being sectioned. The new casualties of COVID-19 panic buying: The inquest heard how Mr Platt's care was transferred to Salford Home Based Today Extra's Belinda Treatment Team, who were praised by Ms Syed for improving the widower's mood Russell reveals her local supermarket has despite the tragic circumstances. been stripped of fresh fruit and cereal 'This is an actual disaster': Radio star Fifi Box, 43, reveals her fridge has broken down and claims she can't buy new one because of coronavirus pandemic EXCLUSIVE United front! 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Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor is second guessing Mr Murdoch said: 'Geoff was a very proud man but after going to give his statement marriage to Brittany Cartwright as she cries it was as if he had a weight on his shoulders. over fears he will go back to his 'old ways' 'He was unshaven, would wear the same clothes and started to drink a bit more brandy.' Sarah Michelle Gellar ignores coronavirus panic as she ventures https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8006979/Elderly-couple-planned-Romeo-Juliet-suicide-pact-husband-survived-hanged-himself.html?fbcl… 3/30 3/18/2020 Elderly couple planned 'Romeo and Juliet suicide pact' - but husband survived and hanged himself | Daily Mail Online On July 26, Mr Platt asked the carer and a doctor to leave his flat and he was later out to look at $15m Brentwood home found hanged by another member of staff, who had gone to his flat after concerns were raised about his mental health. A serious incident review by Dr Martin Earl, a consultant psychiatrist for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, found it had been 'the correct decision' to discharge Mr Platt and the treatment team had gone 'above and beyond' with their care. Former WAG Phoebe Recording a conclusion of suicide in both cases, Ms Syed described the couple as a Burgess avoids 'self- isolation' with a quick 'modern-day Romeo and Juliet'. trip to the park with her kids - as she asks other She added: 'I find the correct decisions were made and there were no missed mothers to share ideas for little ones opportunities. This was a tragic set of circumstances in the truest sense of the word.' ADVERTISEMENT 'Get in, we're going shopping!' 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