Grieving Wife Pushes for "Chris's Law" After Husband's Tragic Tree Death

In September 2025, the devastated wife of a man killed by a falling tree is calling for a new law to prevent future tragedies. Fiona Hall's husband Chris, 48, was tragically struck and killed by a falling tree limb while walking his dog in a park in Wilmslow, Cheshire in August 2020. The local council had known the tree posed a risk nearly a year before the incident but failed to remove it.

Fiona, 56, is now determined to change this with "Chris's Law," which would mandate regular inspections of trees by local authorities. She believes this would significantly reduce the risk of accidents caused by unstable trees, stating that Chris's death was "utterly senseless and completely avoidable." Fiona says the catastrophic incident was not due to weather but an "unforgivable failure of responsibility and maintenance."

Fiona is also pushing for a national blueprint to ensure all trees are maintained to the same safety standards. She says Chris's death has left a "colossal void" for her and their son Sam, 27, as he brought "endless humour, warmth, patience, love and quiet strength" to their lives. Fiona's local MP Esther McVey fully supports "Chris's Law" and plans to raise it in Parliament on October 15.