Beauty Therapist/mother-of-three, Ashley Murrell
made news after she urged couples to not go to bed angry. This was
because she fought with her husband of seven years Michael, and woke up
to find him dead. The night before his sudden death, they had a heated
argument when he returned home late from a 16 hour shift as she was
worried that he was overworking.
They failed to resolve the argument
before bed and she told him to sleep on the sofa, which he did. By the
next morning, she discovered he was dead.
Two
months after, Ashley is facing criticism after she posted photos on
social media of herself in an embrace with her brother in law Chris. She
has now debunked allegations of being in a romantic relationship with
him, saying they were only giving the impression they are a couple for
the stability of her three children.
"When
Mikey died Chris was the first to come round and support me. I was in
pieces and he was a massive comfort, not just to me, but the kids as
well. We saw how well the children were reacting to having him around.
They are used to having their dad around so it is nice and so important
for them to have a male figure in their lives. And so we were pretending
to be in a relationship for their sake. Chris is not a replacement for
Mikey. He is their uncle and always will be," Ashley said.
Chris, an electrician, also defended their show relationship, saying it's natural to want to help. He said:
"Losing
Mikey came as such a shock. It felt like someone had stuck a knife in
my gut. I drove straight round there to be with Ashley because she had
no-one else. We're a close family and Ashley and I have been great
friends for 10 years but since the loss we've become best friends. I've
been a rock for her and she's been a rock for me. My mum finds a lot of
comfort in seeing us support each other and I know Mikey would be happy
to see I'm helping his wife and kids. I don't know any brother who
wouldn't. I am here to support Ashley and be a father figure for the
kids but they are very clear on the fact that I am their uncle."
Ashley claims to have received death threats after allegations hit the internet.
"I'm
just trying to provide a stable home for my kids and people are
stronger when they are together. Nothing is stronger than a family unit.
The fact that people are commenting such vile things is just
disgusting. I've had death threats and people saying I suffocated Mikey.
It's horrendous. People have even said they're coming for my kids and
going to take out a contract to kill me and Chris. It is the last thing
we need. It's crazy how people can just take one thing they've read and
start judging a situation they don't understand at all," she said.
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