British couple killed when Italian earthquake struck died as they hugged each other in bed

A BRIT couple killed in the Italian earthquake disaster died hugging each other.

Will and Maria Henniker-Gotley were ­buried under tonnes of rubble and dug out still in their bed.

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Will, 55, and Maria, 51, from Stockwell, South London, were sleeping on the top floor of their holiday home when it ­collapsed in the 6.2 tremor.

Neighbour Davide Perrone, 26, helped save their children

Jack, 14, and Francesca, 15. He said: “I heard from a firefighter that Will and Maria were still in bed, hugging each other.

“It’s so sad, now those poor children are orphans.”

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Family friend Marcos Burnett, 14, also died in the quake on Wednesday.

He was staying at the house in Sommati with his parents Simon and Anne Louise, who survived.

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The Henniker-Gotley children have been taken to nearby Rieti by pal Roberto Casale to be with an aunt.

Davide said: “The kids weren’t really saying anything in the car. I can’t believe this.”