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The family of a father who was killed close to his home in east London has lost £2,000 in the Farepak collapse, it has been revealed. | |
Peter Woodhams, 22, was shot dead near his home in Canning Town on 21 August, just minutes after confronting youths. | |
His fiancée, Jane Bowden, had been paying £40 a month into the Christmas savings club along with her sister, mother and cousin. | His fiancée, Jane Bowden, had been paying £40 a month into the Christmas savings club along with her sister, mother and cousin. |
The Swindon-based company folded last month leaving thousands out of pocket. | The Swindon-based company folded last month leaving thousands out of pocket. |
Miss Bowden told BBC Radio Five Live she had been hoping to make Christmas special for her three-year-old son Sam. | Miss Bowden told BBC Radio Five Live she had been hoping to make Christmas special for her three-year-old son Sam. |
Peter Woodhams was shot after a confrontation with a group of youths | |
She said: "It's been very difficult for me but I wanted to say how disgusting it is what has happened, with all those poor people who have been badly let down by Farepak." | She said: "It's been very difficult for me but I wanted to say how disgusting it is what has happened, with all those poor people who have been badly let down by Farepak." |
Ms Bowden said she was still coming to terms with her partner's death, adding: "Even today I don't believe it is true. Sam keeps saying things about Peter, asking 'Where's Daddy?'" | |
Ms Bowden added: "What can you say to a three-year-old? The last thing Sam remembers is seeing Peter on the floor with all the medics there and I am worried about the effect that will have on him in the future." | |
More than 150,000 people are thought to have lost a total of about £35m when Farepak crashed last month. | |
While some clients had been saving for Christmas hampers, most had planned on getting vouchers to use in shops. | While some clients had been saving for Christmas hampers, most had planned on getting vouchers to use in shops. |
Bradley Tucker, 18, from east London, and a 17-year-old youth from have been charged with the murder of Mr Woodhams. | Bradley Tucker, 18, from east London, and a 17-year-old youth from have been charged with the murder of Mr Woodhams. |
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