Police believe a couple found dead in a suspected chemical suicide pact met only hours before and had made contact via the internet, it was reported today.
Stephen Lumb, 35, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, and Joanne Lee, 34, from Great Notley, near Braintree, Essex, were found in a car parked near an industrial estate on Monday.
It has been reported that the pair made contact online.
Lumb, a lorry driver, then drove 200 miles to Braintree to meet Lee.
The Sun reported that Lee wrote on a website on 4 September that she was "desperate" and wanted to "do it ASAP".
She wrote: "I haven't the strength to do this alone. I'm not a cop, a cannibal or a murderer, just desperate. I have all the ingredients and want to do it ASAP".
The bodies were found in the fume-filled car, which had notes placed on the windows warning of the toxic chemicals inside.
The Sun said Lee, who reportedly had a severe eating disorder, had used the forum to ask advice on concocting a toxic mix to take her own life.
The Guardian
