The funerals of a mother and her two children bludgeoned to death by her policeman husband are taking place today.

A policeman who bludgeoned to death his wife and two children with a claw hammer will be buried separately.

The inquest into the death of PC Karl Bluestone and three members of his family begins today.

Detectives are attempting to discover what drove a policeman to killing his wife and two of his sons with a claw hammer before taking his own life.