Woman’s partner charged with her murder, inquest hearing is told

THE PARTNER OF a 55-year-old woman was charged with her murder after she was found dead at the house they had shared for 30 years, an inquest opening was told.

Wakefield Coroner’s Court was told police discovered Angela Conoby’s body at a house on Berkeley Mount, Harehills, Leeds, on Monday, May 20.

Home Office pathologist Dr Matthew Lyall conducted a post mortem examination and gave a provisional cause of death as sharp force trauma to the chest and neck.

The inquest opening was told Miss Conoby’s long-term partner Peter Stalgis, 60, had been charged with her murder.

Reading a memo from police, area coroner Jonathan Leach, said: “The deceased and Mr Stalgis had been in a relationship for some 30 years, they were not married. They had no children and had lived at Berkeley Mount for their entire relationship.”

Mr Leach adjourned the inquest pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.

Peter Stalgis appeared at Leeds Crown Court on May 25. He did not enter a plea to a murder charge and spoke only to confirm his name and state his date of birth and nationality.

A provisional trial date was set for October 22. No application for bail was made by Stalgis’s barrister, Ilyas Patel, amd he was remanded in custody until his next court appearance.

Neighbours on Berkeley Mount spoke of their shock after hearing of Miss Conoby’s death. Great grandmother Maureen Howe, 74, who has lived on Berkeley Mount for 22 years, said: “I just couldn’t believe it. It is too sad, she was only 55 years of age.”

Natalie Tharraleos, 52, said: “It is really sad.”