Jaymi Hensley (left) and Oliver Marmon (right)
Tributes have poured in for ‘spiritual, gentle soul’ Oliver Marmon, 33, fiancé of Union J‘s Jaymi Hensley, who has died after falling from the window of a hotel in Wellingborough, Northampton.
Hairstylist Oliver and Jaymi had been in a relationship since 2009 with the loved-up couple announcing their engagement in 2014.
The couple, who were due to marry in September, met when they were both aged 18 and have recently shared smiling selfies of themselves on Instagram on holiday.
‘Oliver was so caring, loving, quiet and always put others before himself.’
Oliver’s family have been left heartbroken after his passed on Monday, with his parents paying tribute to the ‘caring and loving’ hairdresser.
Oliver’s mother Julie and stepfather Steve Peacock said: ‘Words cannot express the devastation and heartbreak I feel over the loss of my beautiful youngest son Oliver, Olly to his friends.
‘I can’t believe I am having to write this. No mother should have to do this.
‘The relationship I had with Oliver was so special, he was my best friend. We spoke every single day. He called me mummy, he used to call me his guardian angel.
‘Oliver was so caring, loving, quiet and always put others before himself. He was a very talented hairdresser, and it was a passion he took seriously.
‘More recently he had been working with his stepdad Steve gardening and loved it so much. He was spiritual and loved the outdoors.
‘He touched many lives and everyone he met fell in love with him. Steve referred to Oliver as his son.
‘I will miss my little Oliver so much and don’t know how I will go on without him.
‘Such a devastating loss to all our family including his brothers Ben and James and sister Alex, as well as his Auntie Loraine, Uncle Simon and cousin Sophie.’
Paramedics and police officers battled to save the hairstylist’s life but he was pronounced dead at the scene an hour later.
Detectives had launched a murder investigation and the heartbroken 34-year-old Jaymi was arrested in connection with his partner’s death.
But he has since been released without charge and the case into the tragedy has been closed after a forensic post-mortem examination carried out at Leicester Royal Infirmary ‘did not support’ Oliver’s death as homicide, police said.
Olly’s dad Leigh and stepmum Vanessa Marmon added: ‘My darling Oliver, I cannot believe that I am writing this. I would give my life to have saved yours.
‘I am struggling with every emotion you can think of, grief, anger, guilt, the list goes on.
In September of last year, Jaymi shared a happy photo of him kissing Oliver on the cheek as they stood on a beach.
He wrote: ’14 years together and 1 year until ‘I do’ ! Happy anniversary! I think of many beautiful quotes when I think of our relationship so far, but one that really Sums it all up for me is from Her Late Majesty QE2, ‘He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years’!
‘I love you irrevocably and so excited that In 365 days we will finally be Mr&Mr!’
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