The coroner’s assistant said police officers forced entry to the property after Ms Jones’s family had been unable to contact her for two weeks.
Adjourning the inquest for investigations to be completed, Ms Burge offered her condolences to the families of Ms Jones and Mr Williams.
In a tribute released after her death, the family of Ms Jones said: “Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Natalie.
The cause of death for two people found at a property in a South Wales village will require further investigation, an inquest has heard.
The bodies of Natalie Jones, 39, and Jonathan Williams, 47 – who had previously been unnamed – were discovered at a property on Hirwaun High Street at about 5.45pm on February 21.
