Childhood sweethearts Craig Jackson and Cherry Turner were living the perfect life until one fateful night set off a chain of events that plunged two close-knit families into unimaginable grief.
Having fallen for each other from the young age of 13, the happily engaged couple were searching for wedding venues abroad, both with secure jobs and plans to move into their 'forever home' together.
Craig, who worked for his father-in-law's locksmith company, and Cherry, who ran her own thriving beauty business, 'had everything to live for', family members say.
But their lives were shattered on December 12, 2021, when armed police officers and dogs swooped on their Newcastle home and dramatically arrested Craig in his boxer shorts, in connection with an armed robbery.
To his horror, a bewildered Craig was hauled to a police station and quizzed on suspicion of carrying a firearm, driving a stolen car and using a burner phone.
