Francis and Cassie Collins Die in Double Suicide After 2-Year Stalking Campaign
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 5
Francis and Cassie Collins Die in Double Suicide After 2-Year Stalking Campaign
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 5
Summary
Police told Richard and Amanda in September 2021 that Francis and Cassie Collins and 3 animals had been found dead at the couple’s Devon home; the deaths were later ruled a double suicide.
The Collinses had spent about 2 years terrorizing their Pembrokeshire neighbors after taking £25,000 for adjacent land they never transferred, according to the account.
That campaign escalated from threatening messages and boundary disputes to cut water pipes, crossbow and ball-bearing attacks, and 3 petrol bombs thrown near the victims’ bus.
Francis Collins was charged in June 2020 with arson, firearms and ammunition offenses, stalking involving fear of violence, malicious communications and a Class B drug offense, but was later released after pleading guilty to reduced counts.
The neighbors said the deaths ended a long ordeal but left major questions unresolved, including what police described as a serious and organized crime investigation into Francis Collins.