A MUM was found stabbed to death in a car before an adolescent believed to be her son was killed by a nearby train, according to an inquest.
Mayawati Bracken, 56, was found in a Lexus with a deadly knife wound in Pangbourne, Berkshire.
Around 30 minutes later, Julian Bracken, 18, was discovered dead on a railway track.
An inquest heard how Mayawati, also known as Maya, and Julian resided in the same house and were assumed to be mother and son.
Following the incident, Thames Valley Police opened a murder investigation and stated that they suspected the murders were linked.
Officers were called to the A340 around 5.45 p.m., according to the Berkshire Coroner’s Court.
Mum-of-three Maya received medical assistance but was unable to be saved and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
Assistant coroner Alison McCormick stated that the presumptive cause of death was “shock and haemorrhage” as a result of a stab wound in the chest.
At 6.15 p.m., officers located Julian on the track near Pangbourne station.
The student was pronounced dead at the scene on January 4 of this year.
According to the hearing, his cause of death was “multiple injuries” as determined by a post mortem.
Maya resided in a seven-bedroom £2.5 million property in Pangbourne with her three children, a twin boy and girl and a second son.
Friends earlier stated that she would “do anything” for her children.
One said: “She was a very nice and kind woman who absolutely loved her children.
“It’s so unexpected as they are such a lovely family. She was our friend.”
The coroner adjourned the full inquests until a later date.
