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| Prayers said after family deaths | Prayers said after family deaths |
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| Prayers have been said in a Shropshire town where the bodies of a mother, father and daughter were found. | Prayers have been said in a Shropshire town where the bodies of a mother, father and daughter were found. |
| Nearly 150 people attended a service at the St Oswald church in Oswestry. | Nearly 150 people attended a service at the St Oswald church in Oswestry. |
| Sue McFall, 56, and her daughter Francesca, 18, were found dead at their home on Friday. Hugh McFall, 48, was later found dead at an industrial unit. | Sue McFall, 56, and her daughter Francesca, 18, were found dead at their home on Friday. Hugh McFall, 48, was later found dead at an industrial unit. |
| A double murder and suicide inquiry was started on Friday. Police have said no-one else is being sought over the "family tragedy". | A double murder and suicide inquiry was started on Friday. Police have said no-one else is being sought over the "family tragedy". |
| 'Share burdens' | 'Share burdens' |
| Post-mortem examinations were expected to be carried out over the weekend. | Post-mortem examinations were expected to be carried out over the weekend. |
| Mrs McFall and her daughter were found dead at their home in Hampton Road at about 0500 GMT. | Mrs McFall and her daughter were found dead at their home in Hampton Road at about 0500 GMT. |
| Nearly 150 people attended a service at the Parish Church of Oswestry | |
| The body of Mr McFall was found a few hours later at an industrial lock-up he rented in nearby St Martins. | The body of Mr McFall was found a few hours later at an industrial lock-up he rented in nearby St Martins. |
| The Reverend Simon Thorburn, who led prayers at St Oswald's, had earlier encouraged people to share their problems more openly and said the community was still reeling from the deaths. | The Reverend Simon Thorburn, who led prayers at St Oswald's, had earlier encouraged people to share their problems more openly and said the community was still reeling from the deaths. |
| He said: "I think people are thinking about other friends they know, and who else is in trouble and you don't really know about it. | He said: "I think people are thinking about other friends they know, and who else is in trouble and you don't really know about it. |
| "People do keep their problems to themselves." | "People do keep their problems to themselves." |
| Speaking to the congregation on Sunday, he said: "In the wake of this tragedy as we remember the McFall family today let us pray that we can support one another better, recognise our frailty." | Speaking to the congregation on Sunday, he said: "In the wake of this tragedy as we remember the McFall family today let us pray that we can support one another better, recognise our frailty." |
| 'Don't forget' | 'Don't forget' |
| A condolence book has been opened at the church. | A condolence book has been opened at the church. |
| Francesca, who was known by her friends and family as Frankie, was studying A-levels in the 6th form at Oswestry School, an independent school close to the family home. She had previously studied at Marches School in the town. | Francesca, who was known by her friends and family as Frankie, was studying A-levels in the 6th form at Oswestry School, an independent school close to the family home. She had previously studied at Marches School in the town. |
| Speaking outside the parish church, family friend Graeme Robson, 45, said Mr McFall "doted on Frankie beyond belief". | Speaking outside the parish church, family friend Graeme Robson, 45, said Mr McFall "doted on Frankie beyond belief". |
| Mr Robson said he went out with Nicola Gillham, Mrs McFall's daughter from a previous marriage, for about three years until they broke up two years ago. | Mr Robson said he went out with Nicola Gillham, Mrs McFall's daughter from a previous marriage, for about three years until they broke up two years ago. |
| Francesca, known by her family as Frankie, was studying A-levels | Francesca, known by her family as Frankie, was studying A-levels |
| He added: "I don't relate any of what has happened to Hugh as a father. | He added: "I don't relate any of what has happened to Hugh as a father. |
| "He was just a really, really genuine bloke. If you swore in front of him he would go red." | "He was just a really, really genuine bloke. If you swore in front of him he would go red." |
| Mr Robson said he had not spoken to any family members since the deaths but said the rumours of financial problems did not "ring true" to him. | Mr Robson said he had not spoken to any family members since the deaths but said the rumours of financial problems did not "ring true" to him. |
| He added: "Two years ago before I split up with Nicola, they had literally no mortgage on the house and were thinking of moving." | He added: "Two years ago before I split up with Nicola, they had literally no mortgage on the house and were thinking of moving." |
| Ffion Lloyd, 17, who went to primary school with Francesca, said she was "always a bright girl to be around". | Ffion Lloyd, 17, who went to primary school with Francesca, said she was "always a bright girl to be around". |
| She added: "She was just always there just constantly, if you needed to talk to someone. | She added: "She was just always there just constantly, if you needed to talk to someone. |
| "She was just always happy and bubbly. | "She was just always happy and bubbly. |
| "I lost contact with her in secondary school as you do move on, but you just don't forget the friends you grew up with, do you?" | "I lost contact with her in secondary school as you do move on, but you just don't forget the friends you grew up with, do you?" |
| 'Great friend' | 'Great friend' |
| Margaret Lloyd, who is no relation to Ffion, previously taught Francesca music and lives around the corner. | Margaret Lloyd, who is no relation to Ffion, previously taught Francesca music and lives around the corner. |
| She said she was an "absolutely delightful girl". | She said she was an "absolutely delightful girl". |
| The teacher added: "[She was] brilliant, committed - [a] fantastic student, really determined to do well and to succeed in life really and a great friend to all the other students that were in her classes. | The teacher added: "[She was] brilliant, committed - [a] fantastic student, really determined to do well and to succeed in life really and a great friend to all the other students that were in her classes. |
| "She really was a stunner. She was head girl at school. | "She really was a stunner. She was head girl at school. |
| "I think she wanted to do medicine and she would have been a great success at that I'm sure. | "I think she wanted to do medicine and she would have been a great success at that I'm sure. |
| "Everybody agrees that they just seemed a perfect family and at the minute nobody seems to know what's gone on there." | "Everybody agrees that they just seemed a perfect family and at the minute nobody seems to know what's gone on there." |
| 'Offer support' | 'Offer support' |
| James Bond, a neighbour and close friend of the McFall family, said the news had come as a massive shock. | James Bond, a neighbour and close friend of the McFall family, said the news had come as a massive shock. |
| The BBC Radio Shropshire presenter, 51, said: "The police in your kitchen at quarter to six in the morning isn't quite what you expect. | The BBC Radio Shropshire presenter, 51, said: "The police in your kitchen at quarter to six in the morning isn't quite what you expect. |
| "And when they say brutally 'We can only tell you this straight away. It's tragic news. There are two dead bodies next door. We need a pointer to try and find the man you know as a friend next door as soon as possible' - you think goodness me what's life come to? It's been turned upside down in a moment." | "And when they say brutally 'We can only tell you this straight away. It's tragic news. There are two dead bodies next door. We need a pointer to try and find the man you know as a friend next door as soon as possible' - you think goodness me what's life come to? It's been turned upside down in a moment." |
| David Lloyd, a former leader of Oswestry Borough Council, who knew Mr McFall, said the important thing now was "to offer support". | David Lloyd, a former leader of Oswestry Borough Council, who knew Mr McFall, said the important thing now was "to offer support". |
| "The way in which the public reacts in support of those who are suffering is quite substantial," he said. | "The way in which the public reacts in support of those who are suffering is quite substantial," he said. |
| "There's a great sense of knowing and belonging in the town." | "There's a great sense of knowing and belonging in the town." |
| Since Francesca's death, more than 1,000 people have joined a page on Facebook, set up in her memory. | Since Francesca's death, more than 1,000 people have joined a page on Facebook, set up in her memory. |
| Mr McFall ran a wholesale florist business and it is thought he raised the alarm about the bodies in the house. | Mr McFall ran a wholesale florist business and it is thought he raised the alarm about the bodies in the house. |