![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/police-took-my-husband-away-45-minutes-later-a-knock-at-my-door-tore-my-world-apart/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Gareth-Roper.jpg&description=Dad-of-six Gareth Roper was taken away from his home after his wife reported him 'acting somewhat strangely' and shortly after, he tragically died after being hit by a speeding car A woman has shared her heartbreak after police took her husband away from their home - and 45 minutes later, officers knocked on her door to deliver some tragic news. Gareth Roper, 35, was taken away from his home after his wife reported him "acting somewhat strangely", but nine minutes later he was reportedly de-arrested and left barefoot outside the Iceland store in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, which is three miles from his home, without money or a mobile phone. Tragically, the dad-of-six was hit by a speeding car and suffered severe head injuries. He died at the scene after being struck by a 2013 Volvo V60 at 55mpm on Lily Lane - a 30mph zone in Bamfurlong, Wigan - in the early hours of New Year's Day 2022. Jamie Evans, who was behind the wheel, was seen 40 minutes earlier on CCTV opening a can of beer from a petrol station before swigging from a spirits bottle. After hitting Mr Roper, he drove off. The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, who was driving on an expired provisional licence, was jailed for nine years at Bolton Crown Court on Tuesday. He had previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. At the sentencing hearing, heartbreaking victim impact statements were read on behalf of Mr Roper's family. His wife Rachel said: "Nobody ever expects that the police will come to your door and tell you that your husband has been killed in a hit and run. I still remember that moment they told me and will always remember it. "It didn't seem real what we were being told. He was only taken away from the house about 45 minutes earlier and now I was being told that he was dead." The officers who left him remain under investigation. Mrs Roper said she still remembers her children's "screams and cries" after she told them their dad "was never coming back". She added he){kind=link}
Dad-of-six Gareth Roper was taken away from his home after his wife reported him ‘acting somewhat strangely’ and shortly after, he tragically died after being hit by a speeding car
A woman has shared her heartbreak after police took her husband away from their home – and 45 minutes later, officers knocked on her door to deliver some tragic news.
Gareth Roper, 35, was taken away from his home after his wife reported him “acting somewhat strangely”, but nine minutes later he was reportedly de-arrested and left barefoot outside the Iceland store in Platt Bridge, Wigan, Greater Manchester, which is three miles from his home, without money or a mobile phone. Tragically, the dad-of-six was hit by a speeding car and suffered severe head injuries.
He died at the scene after being struck by a 2013 Volvo V60 at 55mpm on Lily Lane – a 30mph zone in Bamfurlong, Wigan – in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2022. Jamie Evans, who was behind the wheel, was seen 40 minutes earlier on CCTV opening a can of beer from a petrol station before swigging from a spirits bottle. After hitting Mr Roper, he drove off.
The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, who was driving on an expired provisional licence, was jailed for nine years at Bolton Crown Court on Tuesday. He had previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.