Overview
- Tom Shearman described his wife Fionnghuala (Nu), daughter Eve, 7, and son Ohner, 4, as “three of the greatest humans” in a public message shared via a GoFundMe page and by Gloucestershire Police.
- Shearman said he was humbled by public support and outlined plans to preserve his wife's craft and design legacy and to carry forward his children's passions.
- The officer attempted multiple rescues during the early‑hours blaze at the family’s Brimscombe Hill cottage near Stroud, smashing a bathroom window but being forced back by the intensity of the fire.
- Police say the fire is believed to have started on the ground floor and is not being treated as suspicious, with extensive damage delaying recovery; the bodies of the children and the family dog were later retrieved after an earlier recovery of a woman in her late 30s.
- At the family’s request, tributes left at the scene have been moved to Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton, and people are asked to place any further items there.