The bodies of seven more of the Tunisia beach massacre victims have been released to their families, after an inquest heard of the fatal wounds they suffered.

Christopher Bell, 59, and his wife 54-year-old Sharon, from Leeds, each suffered a single gunshot wound. Mr Bell was struck in the face, neck and chest, while Mrs Bell was hit in the chest and abdomen.

All of the victims were identified using dental records and visual identification, apart from Chris Dyer, 32, who suffered gunshot wounds to the head. The engineer from Watford who practised jiu-jitsu, was on holiday with his wife Gina Van Dort when he was killed.

An inquest was also opened into the death of retired scientist David Thompson, 80, from Tadley, Hampshire. It is understood he used to work for the Atomic Weapons Establishment and was a keen walker.

West London Coroner's Court heard that he died of gunshot wounds to the chest.

Sue Davey, 43, from Staffordshire, and her partner Scott Chalkley, 42, from Derby also lost their lives in the attack. She suffered gunshot wounds to the "chest/neck", while Mr Chalkley was struck once in the "abdomen/pelvis", Detective Sergeant David Batt, from Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism unit, told the brief hearing.

Philip Heathcote, 53, from Felixstowe, Suffolk, suffered multiple fatal shots to the chest and abdomen.

Gunman Seifeddine Rezgui "indiscriminately" opened fire in the resort of Sousse at around 11.15am on Friday June 26, going on a 30 minute rampage before he was shot and killed by security services.

"Senior UK police identification managers have assisted in Tunisia and in the UK to oversee the identification process," Mr Batt said.

At the weekend, the bodies of the four Scots victims, couples Jim and Ann McQuire from Cumbernauld, and Billy and Lisa Graham from Bankfoot, Perthshire, were returned to their families.