A woman whose body was found ablaze in the garden of her £1 million home, prompting police to launch a murder investigation, took her own life, an inquest heard.
Three days after Gurpreet Kaur was found dead next to a petrol can and neighbours reported hearing screams, a man was arrested and quizzed by murder squad detectives over her killing – but no charges were ever brought.
The 30-year-old was living with her aunt and uncle at their gated home in High Beeches, Gerrards Cross, when her burning body - next to a petrol can - was discovered in the garden. When emergency services arrived a flip flop she was wearing was still on fire and had to be extinguished and nothing could be done to save Miss Kaur.
After the initial post mortem examination a 58-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was later released with no further action taken.
The inquest into Miss Kaur’s on Wednesday heard that she had written notes on her phone saying she had had enough of life and could not carry on living.
Senior Coroner for Buckinghamshire Crispin Butler was told how Miss Kaur's uncle Harcharanjit Matharu was in his study working with his headphones on her body was only discovered when her aunt Baldev, returned home from a shopping trip.
Just ten minutes before it was believed she set herself on fire she recorded an argument with her uncle about education fees as she was in the process of applying for university courses for which she had been told by the Home Office she had to pass a English proficiency test to extend her student visa. She also wrote a note on her phone five minutes before the fire started said that Ms Kaur did not want to live anymore.
Mrs Matharu, who attended the inquest, and her husband said their niece had previously shown no sign of depression or self-harm.
