But nothing was heard of her for another five months - until the videos appeared on social media in April.
Mr Gash has spearheaded many fundraising efforts including ascending Mount Kilimanjaro, launching a comedy night, and attempting to climb Ben Nevis.He made history as half of the
to a depth of 40m (131ft).The 53-year-old said his fundraising was "always about pushing the boundaries of my wheelchair to show what can be achieved as well as raising funds"."When I received the letter, to be honest, I thought, 'What have I done?' as it had Cabinet Office on the envelope.
"I asked my daughter Sharna to open it and read it first," he said.Commando turned gold medal-winning Paralympian Gregg Stevenson said he was "flabbergasted" as it was "totally unexpected" for him to be appointed MBE for services to rowing.
Stevenson, from Foulridge in east Lancashire, lost both his legs in an explosion while serving as a Royal Engineer Commando in Afghanistan 15 years ago.
With his partner Lauren Rowles, from Worcestershire, he"They disregarded that to make some money from drugs.
"It caused utter devastation."For Katherine, finding out her son had been killed because of the illegal activities of a criminal neighbour only worsened her grief.
"It sickens me that it could have been prevented," she says. "You are supposed to trust your neighbours."This is more upsetting for us because someone chose to do that, it was their choice, not ours."