The father of a man found dead in a suspected chemical suicide pact has spoken of his devastation, saying: "I thought the world of him. I couldn't have had a better son."
Stephen Lumb, 35, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, and Joanne Lee, 34, from Great Notley, near Braintree, Essex, were found in a car parked near an industrial estate on Monday.
It is understood the pair made contact on an internet suicide forum and had met just hours earlier.
Truck driver Mr Lumb then drove 200 miles to Braintree to meet Ms Lee.
Mr Lumb's father Melvyn, who shared a home with Stephen, said on Wednesday: "He didn't seem any different, he had the same mannerisms. I didn't know her, I knew nothing about her."
Commenting on his son's use of the internet, he added: "He used it quite a bit, he played computer games.
"He liked a beer and football, normal lad. It is a complete shock, I never expected anything like this. It is the last thing I would have expected.
"He was easy going. He seemed happy. There didn't seem anything wrong. He lost his mother two-and-a-half years ago. I thought he had got over that, everything seemed all right."
Commenting on a possible suicide pact, he added: "It is just too early. I haven't had time to think about that."
"I loved him. I will miss him every day of my life. I will miss him every minute of every day. I thought the world of him. I couldn't have had a better son."
The father of a man found dead in a suspected chemical suicide pact has spoken of his devastation, saying: "I thought the world of him. I couldn't have had a better son."
Stephen Lumb, 35, from Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, and Joanne Lee, 34, from Great Notley, near Braintree, Essex, were found in a car parked near an industrial estate on Monday.
It is understood the pair made contact on an internet suicide forum and had met just hours earlier.
Truck driver Mr Lumb then drove 200 miles to Braintree to meet Ms Lee.
Mr Lumb's father Melvyn, who shared a home with Stephen, said on Wednesday: "He didn't seem any different, he had the same mannerisms. I didn't know her, I knew nothing about her."
Commenting on his son's use of the internet, he added: "He used it quite a bit, he played computer games.
"He liked a beer and football, normal lad. It is a complete shock, I never expected anything like this. It is the last thing I would have expected.
"He was easy going. He seemed happy. There didn't seem anything wrong. He lost his mother two-and-a-half years ago. I thought he had got over that, everything seemed all right."
Commenting on a possible suicide pact, he added: "It is just too early. I haven't had time to think about that."
"I loved him. I will miss him every day of my life. I will miss him every minute of every day. I thought the world of him. I couldn't have had a better son."