Examination of the body confirmed that he had been poisoned and Elizabeth Ridgeway was jailed in Leicester to await trial .
One of them reported his suspicions to Ridgeway 's in - laws and the local justice of the peace ordered an inquest by the coroner .
Examination of the body confirmed that he had been poisoned and Ridgeway   was jailed in Leicester to await trial .
One of them reported his suspicions to Ridgeway 's in - laws and the local justice of the peace ordered an inquest by the coroner .