A father of two stood in front of a speeding train after stabbing and asphyxiating his wife as she prepared to end their relationship, an inquest heard today.

A man sought by detectives after the murder of his wife took his own life by jumping in front of a train, police confirmed tonight.

Police are investigating a possible link between a woman’s murder and the death of a man on a Co Antrim railway line, it was confirmed today.

Police in County Antrim have launched a murder inquiry after the body of a 37-year-old woman was found in Larne last night.