A jealous husband who murdered his estranged wife and two young children jumped to his death from a cliff where he had proposed to her 17 years earlier, an inquest heard.
Paul Newman, 42, battered wife Geraldine, 51, to death with a hammer and then stabbed his son and daughter to death, the hearing was told.
He murdered them after wrongly believing Geraldine was cheating on him with another man.
Paul Newman, 42, battered wife Geraldine, 51, (left) to death with a hammer and then stabbed his son, Shane, six, and 11-year-old daughter Shannon (both right) to death, the hearing was told
He then took a 180 mile train journey from Leeds to the Isle of Anglesey in Wales and threw himself from the top of a 240ft cliff, where he had proposed years earlier.
The bodies of Geraldine and their children, Shannon, 11, and Shane, 6, were discovered at the family home Allerton Bywater near Leeds on February 2, 2016.
Unemployed driver Newman's body was found at the bottom of the cliff in Wales the same day.
Wakefield Coroner's Court heard Newman had struck his wife in the head with a hammer at least three times then laid her body out on the living room sofa and covered it with a duvet.
He stabbed Shannon and Shane in the chest and neck 22 times and then laid their bodies on a bed and covered them with a duvet, a statue of Jesus, rosary beads and crosses, the court heard.
Officers recovered a note from the scene that detailed 'how much he loved' his children.
Corner Kevin McLoughlin said: 'Geraldine Newman was unlawfully killed along with her two young children at their home.
'No one foresaw what was going to happen. There were no explicit threats.
An undated photo of Geraldine and Shannon together
'In hindsight we can see that a relatively isolated individual was overwhelmed by a situation that would have deprived him of his children.
'You can only lament that had he voiced the demons in his head that might have precipitated some change.
'Anyone harbouring dark thoughts should tell someone about the problem.
'I hope that anyone who might hear about this sad case can see that problems that threaten to engulf them can be conquered in time.'
Newman was jailed in for 17 weeks in October 2013 for assault by battery on Geraldine after he read texts on her phone from another man, the court heard.
Geraldine allowed him to return to the family home after his release from prison before banishing him in December 2015.
Just weeks before the horrific killings Geraldine, who had separated from her husband but had not yet divorced him, text a member of Newman's family saying she was 'terrified', the court heard.
He was on anti-depressants and suffered from OCD, which is something he was seeking medical advice about at the time of the attacks, the court heard.
Retired detective Paul Johnston, who carried out a review of the agencies that dealt with the Newman family, said the killer likely carried out the attack because he thought his wife had left him to be with another man.
He added that there was no evidence to suggest his suspicions were accurate.
Giving evidence, Richard Smith of West Yorkshire Police, said: 'There had been several problems in the relationship which she had sought professional help for.'
Mr Smith said on the day of the killings Newman contacted the children's schools and Geraldine's workplace, a Wilkos shop, to say they wouldn't be attending.
After committing the horrific murders on the morning of February 1, Newman took a train from Leeds to Holyhead and then went to a set of cliffs.
After committing the horrific murders on the morning of February 1, Newman took a train from Leeds to Holyhead and then went to a set of cliffs (pictured)
Newman took a train from Leeds to the Isle of Anglesey, where he threw himself off the 240ft cliff
He is thought to have jumped from the clifftop at around 8pm that day and his body was recovered in the early hours of February 2 by the coastguard after some walkers found some of his clothing and notified police.
Geraldine, Shannon and Shane were discovered the same day by a friend of Geraldine's who had become worried about her whereabouts.
The court heard a female paramedic who attended the address had to take a number of months off work with PTSD as a result of what she saw.
Rita Farley, Newman's sister, described her brother as a 'caring' and 'kind' person who would 'never argue with anyone'.
She confirmed the clifftop Newman jumped from was the same spot he had proposed to Geraldine 17 years earlier.
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