英国男子劈腿20多年未被发现

A supermarket manager committed suicide¹ after the two families he had been hiding just ten miles apart for more than two decades discovered his secret double life.

英国一位超市经理在过去20多年中分别和两位女子组建家庭，而且两个家只相隔10英里。事情败露后，这名男子自杀身亡。

Andrew Ingham, 50, divided his time between 12 children by two 'wives' who lived within a 20-minutes drive of each other in Hertfordshire.

But he committed suicide when Jacqueline, his legal spouse² of 30 years, and his mistress³ Anita Barrett found out about each other, an inquest（审讯） heard.

He sank into depression when they both left him in December last year and he was found dead in a tiny flat after being forced to move there.

His older children discovered his double life by piecing together clues they found on Facebook, and both women met in December.

Remarkably⁴, he fathered four children with his mistress and eight children with his wife. Mr Ingham's oldest child with his wife is 27, while his youngest child is eight.

During the hearing into his death at Chelmsford Coroner's Court, Mrs Ingham, 48, and Miss Barrett, 42, sat at opposite ends of the courtroom.

Mr Ingham married Jacqui, 48, in 1983. Together they bought a house in Welwyn Garden City, Herts, where she still lives. Eight years into his marriage he started a relationship with Ms Barrett in Hoddesdon, 10 miles, or 20 minutes' drive, away.

The inquest heard that Mr Ingham committed suicide after feeling depressed⁵ about 'events which had been going on in his personal life'. Before killing⁶ himself he left a number of suicide notes addressed 'to whom it may concern'.

After the inquest Ms Barrett said: 'He spent half and half of his time between us. He was just a very good liar⁷.'

She told The Sun: 'Both families know each other now. We all found out at the same time - the eldest⁸ kids used Facebook to put it all together.'