Heather Finkill

Tragically Heather died after being hit by a lorry in Farnborough Hampshire.
I didn't know Heather but I knew Heather's husband Ryan and family.
If Ryan or his family want to take over this site,add photos etc, please email me.
RIP Heather x

'Depressed' new mum killed herself by running on to motorway two weeks after having twins


A new mother who killed herself by stepping in front of a lorry on a motorway in her pyjamas had given birth to twin girls just two weeks earlier, it was revealed today.

Tragic Heather Finkill, 30, is understood to have been suffering from post-natal depression after giving birth to her first children.

In the early hours of the morning, she left her husband Ryan Finkill, 38, in bed and wandered several hundreds yards from their home to the busy road.
She was then spotted running across the busy M3 motorway near Farnborough, Hants, before being struck by the heavy goods vehicle at about 7am.

Mr Finkill had last seen Heather at 5am when he got up to feed the twins before going back to sleep.

When he awoke to find she was not in the house, he immediately rang police and began searching for her. But by then, she was already dead.

Police are not treating her death as suspicious but are interviewing healthcare professionals about treatment Mrs Finkill, who was being visited regularly by midwives, was receiving for post-natal depression.

A distraught Mr Finkill, of Pinewood Park, Farnborough, today released a statement on behalf of her family, saying: "The loss of our beautiful Heather has devastated our family.

"No words can describe how we are feeling. We are numb with pure grief.

"Heather was my soul mate and a devoted wife. She leaves behind her twin two-week-old baby girls.

"Heather was a kind and giving person who was loved so much by her family and many friends.

"How she came to die will be something we may never come to terms with. We all ask why, but that is a question we cannot answer.

"We wish to pass our thanks to everyone who tried to help Heather."
Mr Finkill was today being comforted at his two-bedroom, terrace home by the local vicar.

Mrs Finkill's sister-in-law, Jane Ord, said the family - particularly Mr Finkill - had been left grief-stricken by her death.

Mrs Ord said: "We are all absolutely devastated at the moment and in a total state of shock.

Flowers left at the roadside where Heather was killed

"My brother, Ryan, is completely in pieces - it has been terrible for him. He needs time to come to terms with what has happened.

"Heather was such a lovely person - we all loved her dearly and this is an awful loss to the whole family."

Dozens of floral tributes have been laid on a bridge over the M3 close to where Mrs Finkill died.

Sergeant Paul Plews, of Farnborough Police, today said: "This is an exceptionally traumatic and tragic incident which has torn apart a very loving family.

"A fatal accident which involves two such young children at what should be such a happy time in the family's life is utterly devastating.

"Heather and Ryan Finkill were both overjoyed to have their first children.

"There is nothing suspicious about Heather's death but one of the lines we have to follow is a medical inquiry.

"When someone dies 14 days after giving birth, we have to ask whether there was post-natal depression. "Our investigation would show that there were some signs but there was no indication that she was planning to take her own life.

"It seems the medical profession were doing everything they could."

Mrs Finkill gave birth to the twins at nearby Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, on December 19 before returning with them to the family home about 400 yards from the M3. Sgt Plews added: "At the time, everything appeared normal and the family seemed very happy.

"It is incredibly hard to understand - they were a long-standing couple with a loving relationship and then this happens. It really is a tragedy.

"What has happened has hit the Frimley Park maternity section very hard.

"Our investigation would seem to show they are an exceptionally professional group of people who have done everything they can to support the family.

"On the morning of Heather's death, they were due to make a regular visit and as soon as they heard what had happened, there were people there offering support."

It is understood that Mrs Finkill had not been taking anti-depressants at the time of her death.

Floral tributes to the "lovely" mother cover the Minley Road bridge overlooking the scene where Mrs Finkill's body was found. Mrs Finkill's body was discovered on the north-bound carriageway of the M3 on January 2 after she was hit by the lorry. Other cars then hit her body.

The shocked lorry driver pulled over and called police who closed the road near junction 4a for eight hours to carry out investigations and search the area.

Hundreds of motorists, many London-bound commuters returning to work after the festive period, were caught in the resulting gridlock.

Mrs Finkill was wearing size 20 to 22 pink pyjama trousers, a blue hooded top, white Nike trainers and a diamond studded ring at the time.

A heart-shaped pendant on a necklace was found close to her body.

Police received reports of a person running across the motorway just before Mrs Finkill was struck.

Sgt Plews said: "A lorry driver pulled over and called us saying he believed he was the first to strike her.

"It was dark and he said that he saw a figure at the very last moment in front of him and had no chance of stopping.

"He could not tell us whether she was on the ground already.

"We have had reports coming through from other motorists saying they struck something as well so she was probably hit by several vehicles."