Dad of murdered Elle Edwards claims he was turned away by ‘B&B’

A B&B owned is alleged to have instructed the daddy of murdered Elle Edwards she “didn’t care” about his charity stroll aimed toward elevating cash in her reminiscence.

Tim Edwards and pal John May are within the last stint of a 250 mile trek from Merseyside to Land’s End. They are elevating cash for Elle’s basis, arrange within the wake of the 26-year-old’s homicide on Christmas Eve.

But the pair told the ECHO they arrived at a pre-booked B&B on Thursday, August 17 in Devon – solely to be turned away by homeowners who “heard their Scouse accents”.

Actor John, who paused his profession to assist Tim, says the homeowners “squared up to them” once they arrived at East Hillerton House in Spreyton, Devon. Even after John and Tim tried to clarify the explanations for his or her stroll and confirmed press protection of their achievements, the homeowners allegedly instructed them “we don’t care about that”.

The lodge’s homeowners have since apologised to John and Tim. John instructed the ECHO: “We had just finished walking and were in the middle of nowhere. We arranged a taxi to come and get us, so called ahead to let the B&B know we were on our way. She asked us if we had been drinking which we hadn’t.

“She rang again and instructed us ‘we’ve youngsters right here’. We knew she was going to be hassle. It appeared she switched as quickly as she heard the accent. When we pulled up her husband got here out and began puffing out his chest.

“I tried to say ‘hello sir, how are you’ but he just repeated what she had said about it being his house and there were children there. I tried to explain about the walk and showed them the press coverage we have.

“Tim even mentioned I’m strolling within the title of my daughter they usually mentioned ‘we do not care about that’. We did not even make it by means of the entrance door.”

Tim set up the Elle Edwards’ Foundation to keep his daughter’s memory alive. Elle, a beautician who lived in Wallasey, was caught in a hail of bullets fired by Connor Chapman in a botched gang shooting.

Tim described Elle as “essentially the most stunning and shiny star”, who “liked life and had so many wonderful plans for the long run”. Her killer, Connor Chapman 23, was jailed for a minimum of 48 years in prison. Tim set up a Gofundme page called Elle’s army, dedicated to the cause.

Tim and John set off on the final stint of their walking challenge on August 7. They are expected to arrive at Land’s End on August 24 – both of their birthdays.

As well as raising funds for the foundation, the pair hope to raise awareness about anti-gun and knife crime across the world. John added: “This is Tim’s mission and I’ve taken day out of my life to be right here to assist my good friend.

“We’ve been welcomed everywhere we’ve gone in this amazing part of the country. The way we were spoken to by the couple has tarnished that. We knew in our hearts they didn’t want us there because we were Scousers.

“The proprietor has referred to as us at the moment and apologised. She instructed us the best way she acted was not the sort of particular person she was. She instructed us she would make a donation to the fundraiser.

“I was tossing and turning about bringing the B&B’s treatment to attention, but they were aggressive and shouted in our face. They were willing to leave us in the middle of nowhere. We are trying to do amazing things.”

The two males had been provided different lodging after one other lodge that noticed their story on social media.

The ECHO approached East Hillerton House for a remark. But the venue has but to reply.

You can go to the fundraising web page here. Tim and John can even be posting day by day updates on social media, together with YouTube which could be discovered here.