‘Then who or what did we cremate?’ Daughter’s horror at finding bones in British wildfire victims’ car
Danielle Gillam-Kirton claims police botched investigation into her parents’ deaths in Spain and is demanding answers When Danielle Gillam-Kirton’s parents, Pete and Fran Gillam, were killed in July’s Spanish wildfires, she felt her nightmare could get no worse. The much-loved couple had built their home in Bédar in Almería after retirement, becoming part of a tight-knit community. Fran, a former headteacher, loved to organise quiz nights to raise money for the local school and the couple enjoye

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Danielle Gillam-Kirton claims police botched investigation into her parents’ deaths in Spain and is demanding answers
When Danielle Gillam-Kirton’s parents, Pete and Fran Gillam, were killed in July’s Spanish wildfires, she felt her nightmare could get no worse. The much-loved couple had built their home in Bédar in Almería after retirement, becoming part of a tight-knit community. Fran, a former headteacher, loved to organise quiz nights to raise money for the local school and the couple enjoyed playing padel at a nearby sports club.
Spanish police told Gillam-Kirton that the vehicle in which her parents died had been “inspected meticulously” and no possessions had been found. But Gillam-Kirton, an assistant headteacher from Nottinghamshire, was sure her parents must have been wearing their wedding rings when they died.
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- 129 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 5, 2026
- Byline
- Helena Horton
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- The Guardian