Robert Stapleton

Robert is running the North Pole Marathon with his good friend Bryn Hughes. Bryn is the father of PC Nicola Hughes, one of two victims of a shooting in Manchester, UK in September 2012. Nicola, along with her police colleague Fiona Bone, were unarmed when they were murdered while answering a routine burglary call. Bryn has set up a charity - the PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund - which provides learning opportunities and pre-employment skills support to children (under 21) who have suffered the loss of a close family member through a violent crime such as murder or manslaughter. Police officers thoughout the UK have been involved in a 125-day Run To Remember for their murdered colleagues, which will culminate in Robert and Bryn running the North Pole Marathon. For more information, and to support the Fund, see http://www.pchughesnorthpolerun.co.uk and https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Pole-Marathon-in-memory-of- PC-Nicola-Hughes/413018905441580? ref=stream