It was there that she first heard the sound of a helicopter which refused to go away.

She knew something was happening at Heaton Park Synagogue, where her stepfather Melvin had gone to pray.

But, at first, she did not believe her family was in danger.

Sherelle told the Jewish Telegraph: “Like most of us, I heard the police helicopter. I then found out from someone quite quickly that there had been a terrorist attack at the shul.”

Sherelle had initially heard that it involved a car and a security guard.

Her husband, Avi, was at another synagogue, helping manage its lockdown. And, when the lockdown was lifted, he returned home.

Sherelle recalled: “The first thing he said to me was, ‘do you want me to go check on your mum and Melvin?’.”

At that stage, Sherelle says, there was no sense of the terrible news that was about to unfold.

But, as Avi made his way towards her mother Karen and Melvin, he began to learn more, including that shul member Yoni Finlay had been shot.

Avi found Karen at home, but stepfather of three Melvin was not there, and so he went to speak to police officers nearby to tell them that his father-in-law was missing.

The police asked for descriptions and details, including their address and telephone number.

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