Ball honours tragic Frankie
A Valentine's ball postponed after the death of Oswestry teenager Frankie McFall has been re-organised as a charity event in her memory. A Valentine's ball postponed after the death of Oswestry teenager Frankie McFall has been re-organised as a charity event in her memory. The Oswestry School ball had been due to take place days after the 18-year-old student was found dead along with her mother, Susan, at their home in Hampton Road in Oswestry. Hours later her father, Hugh McFall, was found hanged at his business premises in St Martins. Police believe Mr McFall murdered his wife and daughter before taking his own life. On the evening before her death Frankie commented on her Facebook page that she was looking forward to the event.
The Oswestry School ball had been due to take place days after the 18-year-old student was found dead along with her mother, Susan, at their home in Hampton Road in Oswestry.
Hours later her father, Hugh McFall, was found hanged at his business premises in St Martins.
Police believe Mr McFall murdered his wife and daughter before taking his own life. On the evening before her death Frankie commented on her Facebook page that she was looking forward to the event.
It was cancelled as her friends and fellow students at Oswestry School struggled to come to terms with the tragedy.
Now the school has rearranged the event which will now be held at the Walls restaurant on March 19.
A school spokesman said: "It will take place at the Walls with money raised going to a charity which provides medical aid to Nepal. We thought this was very fitting as Frankie wanted to help the charity during her gap year.
"We hope that by raising funds for something close to Frankie's heart something positive can come from this dreadful tragedy."
After her death the head of Oswestry School, Paul Stockdale, said: "Frankie was a delightful young woman: hard working, conscientious, unfailingly cheerful and polite, beautifully presented - a model student. She had such a promising future."
