Saturday, 27 June 2015

'Just go, tell our children that their daddy loves them': Fiancee tells how hero father used his body to shield her from bullets as he was shot three times in the stomach by terror gunmen in Tunisian massacre

Fiancee in Tunisia tells how Matthew James used his body to shield her from bullets

Matthew James, 30, from Cardiff, was on a two-week holiday with fiancee Sarea Wilson, 26 (pictured together, left), at the Bellevue Hotel in Tunisia when gunmen attacked the nearby beach earlier today, killing 37 and leaving 36 wounded (right). Miss Wilson has told how Mr James used his body to shield her from bullets, before telling her 'I love you babe. But just go - tell our children that their daddy loves them.' The news comes as a second Briton, James McGurie, believed to be in his 60s, was reported killed in the attack at a popular tourist destination.


Matthew James, 30, is fighting for his life after being shot three times in the stomach while trying to protect fiancee Sarea Wilson, 26, from terror gunmen who attacked Tunisia earlier today
 Miss Wilson, a mother-of-two, said that after being shot, Mr James' last words to her were: 'Just go - tell our children that their daddy loves them'
Miss Wilson, who is believed to have one child by Mr James and another from a previous relationship, said her fiancee used his body as a human shield to protect her as the attackers opened fire.
She said, despite being covered in blood from the attack, he told her to run away, adding 'tell our children that their daddy loves them.' 




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