Donations for American Westminster attack victims top £50,000
MORE than £50,000 has been collected for the family of Kurt Cochran, the American killed in the Westminster terror attack.
Crowds gather at Trafalgar Square vigil for Westminster victims
The 54-year-old musician died instantly after being hurled from Westminster Bridge onto a stone walkway below by the rented Hyundai SUV driven by terrorist Khalid Masood.
Mr Cochran’s wife Melissa, 46, suffered a broken leg and rib as well as facial cuts in the attack.
Kurt and Melissa Cochran had been on a "dream vacation" to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary
More than £50,000 has been collected for the family of Kurt Cochran
This pain is so heart-wrenching and raw it has rocked our family and all that knew him [Kurt] to its core
The couple from West Bountiful, Utah had been on a “dream vacation” to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
It was their last day of a trip during which they also saw Melissa’s parents, both of whom are Mormon missionaries in London.
The Kurt Cochran Memorial Relief Fund was launched by his brother-in-law Clint Payne
A relative said: “This pain is so heart-wrenching and raw it has rocked our family and all that knew him [Kurt] to its core.”
The £50,000 proceeds from the Kurt Cochran Memorial Relief Fund, launched by his brother-in-law Clint Payne, will be used primarily to help Melissa with living expenses and loss of income.
A memorial service is expected to be held later
A memorial service is expected to be held later.
The couple spent the last 10 years building up Onion Street Studio – a recording and rehearsal studio for local bands and solo performers – in the basement of their home.