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| Tunisia survivor 'tried to save fiancee Carly Lovett' | Tunisia survivor 'tried to save fiancee Carly Lovett' |
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| The fiancee of a woman killed in the Tunisia terror attack has told an inquest how he tried to save her life. | |
| The inquest heard that Liam Moore and Carly Lovett, 24, said they loved each other before he began CPR on her. | The inquest heard that Liam Moore and Carly Lovett, 24, said they loved each other before he began CPR on her. |
| Ms Lovett, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was among 38 people killed in the attack in Sousse in 2015. | Ms Lovett, from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, was among 38 people killed in the attack in Sousse in 2015. |
| The inquest also heard from another survivor, Cheryl Stollery, who told the inquest how her husband John was killed as they both ran from a gunman. | The inquest also heard from another survivor, Cheryl Stollery, who told the inquest how her husband John was killed as they both ran from a gunman. |
| The inquests into the deaths of 30 British victims heard how Ms Lovett and Mr Moore ran from the pool area of the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel after hearing gunshots on the beach on 26 June 2015. | The inquests into the deaths of 30 British victims heard how Ms Lovett and Mr Moore ran from the pool area of the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel after hearing gunshots on the beach on 26 June 2015. |
| In a statement to the inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr Moore described the couple comforting each other in a staff area at the hotel before an "explosion". | In a statement to the inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice, Mr Moore described the couple comforting each other in a staff area at the hotel before an "explosion". |
| 'Massive bang' | 'Massive bang' |
| Mr Moore said: "We were standing close to each other, just hugging each other and holding each other's hands. | Mr Moore said: "We were standing close to each other, just hugging each other and holding each other's hands. |
| "Carly was saying that she was scared and I said I was too, but that we would get out of there." | "Carly was saying that she was scared and I said I was too, but that we would get out of there." |
| He said he heard a "massive bang" and thought there must have been an explosion very close to where they were standing. | He said he heard a "massive bang" and thought there must have been an explosion very close to where they were standing. |
| The inquest heard that he then saw his fiancee lying on her front in the doorway of one of the offices. | |
| He said he turned her on her back and she was surrounded by blood. | He said he turned her on her back and she was surrounded by blood. |
| "She told me she loved me and I told her I loved her too," said Mr Moore, who described seeing a wound on her inner arm. | "She told me she loved me and I told her I loved her too," said Mr Moore, who described seeing a wound on her inner arm. |
| The inquest heard that Ms Lovett and Mr Moore had been together for 10 years. | The inquest heard that Ms Lovett and Mr Moore had been together for 10 years. |
| The inquest also heard from Mrs Stollery, from Walesby, Nottinghamshire, who described how she and her husband heard gun shots about 11:50 local time when they started running towards the hotel. | The inquest also heard from Mrs Stollery, from Walesby, Nottinghamshire, who described how she and her husband heard gun shots about 11:50 local time when they started running towards the hotel. |
| She said that as they were running she saw a gunman dressed in black trousers and a black shirt run past her. | She said that as they were running she saw a gunman dressed in black trousers and a black shirt run past her. |
| "The gunman went past me," she said. | "The gunman went past me," she said. |
| "I expected him [John] to be at the side of me or just behind me. And when I turned around John was on the floor. | "I expected him [John] to be at the side of me or just behind me. And when I turned around John was on the floor. |
| "I screamed 'No' very loudly and 'John, John'. I went back up to him, stood over him and I could see from that moment he had already died." | "I screamed 'No' very loudly and 'John, John'. I went back up to him, stood over him and I could see from that moment he had already died." |
| Mrs Stollery stood over her husband for a few seconds before turning her thoughts to finding her son, Matthew. | Mrs Stollery stood over her husband for a few seconds before turning her thoughts to finding her son, Matthew. |
| She decided to hide in a phone booth after hearing men speaking in Arabic, the inquest heard. | She decided to hide in a phone booth after hearing men speaking in Arabic, the inquest heard. |
| But as she entered, the light came on, so she climbed in a chair and covered it with one hand, while holding the door closed with her other hand. | But as she entered, the light came on, so she climbed in a chair and covered it with one hand, while holding the door closed with her other hand. |
| Mrs Stollery told the hearing that while in the booth she saw two men with guns walk past, so she stayed in the booth for about seven minutes until she saw a man she recognised as the site gardener walking by with a little English girl. | Mrs Stollery told the hearing that while in the booth she saw two men with guns walk past, so she stayed in the booth for about seven minutes until she saw a man she recognised as the site gardener walking by with a little English girl. |
| She said: "My thoughts were, 'where is he taking her?' So I came out and asked 'where are you taking her?'" | She said: "My thoughts were, 'where is he taking her?' So I came out and asked 'where are you taking her?'" |
| The hearing was told that he beckoned for her to join him and she was led to a laundry room where others were hiding and where she was covered with duvet covers. | The hearing was told that he beckoned for her to join him and she was led to a laundry room where others were hiding and where she was covered with duvet covers. |
| Mrs Stollery, who was later reunited with her son Matthew, said she saw no security at the hotel during her stay, and that TV crews were at the scene before the authorities arrived. | Mrs Stollery, who was later reunited with her son Matthew, said she saw no security at the hotel during her stay, and that TV crews were at the scene before the authorities arrived. |
| She also described her anger at who she thought was the Tunisian prime minister arriving at the scene. | She also described her anger at who she thought was the Tunisian prime minister arriving at the scene. |
| She said: "There was no security, no guards, but this man comes, wanting to try and appease you and tell you that it is all okay. How could it be okay, my husband was dead." | She said: "There was no security, no guards, but this man comes, wanting to try and appease you and tell you that it is all okay. How could it be okay, my husband was dead." |