By Sara Nelson
Last updated at 6:23 PM on 3rd December 2010
- Temperatures fall to -20.1C in Aberdeenshire and -7C in London
- Milder temperatures expected tomorrow but falling again on Sunday
- Food and fuel supplies run low due to icy roads and delivery delays
Victim of the snow: William Wilson, 84, was found dead in his garden
Two pensioners have been found dead in their gardens amid the freezing conditions.
The body of Lillian Jenkinson, 80, was discovered in her back garden in Workington, Cumbria, at 10.40am on Wednesday.
The day before William Wilson, 84, was also found dead in his garden in Kirby Stephen, also in Cumbria. It is not currently known how long he lay undetected.
Post-mortem examinations will be held to determine whether both of the pensioners froze to death in the sub-zero temperatures.
Today detectives said Mrs Jenkinson may have fallen in her garden and spent the night in freezing conditions before she was discovered.
Neighbour June Mattinson, 74, found Mrs Jenkinson when she made her usual visit to check on her neighbour and friend of 40 years.
Accompanied by daughter Ann, Mrs Mattinson made the shocking discovery.
She said: 'I last spoke to Lillian at around 6.15 on Tuesday evening.
'Lillian was a lovely and smashing woman.
'She was a really good neighbour and the kids on the street always used to call her Aunty Lily.
'It is a terrible shock. She was such a nice person and if you wanted anything she would do it for you.
'She used to make alterations to clothing and you often saw people walking from her house with huge bags of clothes.
Lilian Jenkinson, 80, was discovered in her back garden in Workington, Cumbria, on Wednesday - after temperatures plummeted to -7C
Neighbours living on the same street as Mrs Jenkinson (pictured from the front) had visited her regularly since the death of her husband
'She was also keen on knitting and made bridesmaids dresses for her daughter's wedding.
'You could never fault her and it is such a bad time to happen with it so close to Christmas.'
Mrs Jenkinson had lived alone for a number of years following the death of her husband Wilson.
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