Vinny Derrick: Widow Vikki fought to change missing persons law BBC Radio Manchester is taking a journey across Greater Manchesters 10 boroughs to meet some of the most inspiring people who live in the region. Here is the latest in the series: Vinny Derrick went on a night out with friends from work but never returned home to his wife Vikki and their little boy, Louis. Despite the biggest missing persons search in the history of Greater Manchester Police, and a nationwide appeal, Vikki had to wait nearly nine years for an answer about what had happened to her husband. When the 29-year-old Manchester Airport worker from Partington, Traffords body was eventually discovered in February 2012, under an M60 flyover in Cheadle, Vikki said it was a bittersweet moment. We were obviously devastated but relieved that we could all say a proper goodbye, the now 36-year-old said. At the subsequent inquest, coroner Joanne Kearsley returned a narrative verdict, saying he fell to his death from the motorway viaduct. Campaign Vikki had met Vinny, who was originally from Leicestershire, while on holiday in Ibiza. Despite falling out with each other at the end of the holiday, Vikki said: Fate played a part in bringing us back together – Vinnys flight home [...] manchesterinnews/vinny-derrick-widow-vikki-fought-to-change-missing-persons-law/
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:30:35 +0000
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