“DO IT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE” — THE DEVASTATING MESSAGE FROM A DAD WHO LOST EVERYTHING!

The dad desperately fought to reach the children by climbing back in through their bedroom window

A COP who lost his wife and two children in a Boxing Day house fire has paid tribute to his family as “three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence”.

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Mum Fionnghuala Shearman – known as Nu – and her two young children, Eve, seven, and Ohner, 4, tragically died after they were trapped inside the burning property.

A family of four, including a mother, father, and two young children.
The dad Tom – a serving police officer – managed to escape before heartbreakingly trying to break back into the house in a bid to save his familyCredit: Instagram

 

Black and white photo of a smiling mother holding her two children.
Nu, who is in her 30s, remained trapped inside with daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, fourCredit: Instagram

 

The scene of a fatal fire on Brimscombe Hill where a mother and her two children died, showing a house with a damaged, burnt roof and green tarpaulins.
The scene of the fatal fire, on Brimscombe Hill near Stroud, GloucestershireCredit: SWNS

Emergency services scrambled to the scene as the blaze consumed the Cotswold stone cottage in Stroud, Gloucestershire, at about 3am on Friday.

Dad Tom Shearman – a serving police officer – managed to escape before heartbreakingly trying to get back into the house in a bid to save his family

But the Gloucestershire police officer was dragged away from the blaze as he desperately tried to run into the inferno.

However, fashion designer Nu, 38, remained trapped inside with young Eve and Ohner as tragedy struck over the Christmas period.

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