A GRIEVING couple have raised more than £20,000 to support the hospital that gave them 18 precious weeks with their tragic son.

Gemma and Luke Froude organised fundraising events in memory of son Finnley for Support for the Sick Newborn And their Parents (SSNAP), which works with the special care baby unit at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital.

Mrs Froude, 29, was admitted to the John Radcliffe Hospital at 25 weeks pregnant in January 2010 with mild pre-eclampsia.

Finnley was born 12 weeks premature and weighing just 1lb 4oz and was cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit.

He grew to 7lb 14oz but his heart was not strong enough to survive what doctors believe was an infection and he died in June last year.

Fundraising events included ‘Finnley’s Day’ at Banbury Town Hall, which raised £13,000 through stalls and events.

Mr Froude, 30, of Appleby Close, Banbury, said: “Raising £20,840.66 is just fantastic, and really makes us proud of who we are and what Finnley meant to us.”