Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams has died at the age of 62.
Mrs Williams, who had fought for the new inquest into her son Kevin’s death in the 1989 football tragedy, had been suffering from cancer.
Kevin was one of 96 Liverpool fans who died as a result of a crush during an FA Cup match at the Sheffield stadium.
Mrs Williams made her last public appearance on Monday at the annual Hillsborough memorial service at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium.
At an inquest in 1991, jurors heard that Kevin and 94 others were dead by 15:15 GMT, a verdict which Mrs Williams never accepted.
She tracked down witnesses, one of whom suggested Kevin uttered the word “Mum” at about 16:00.
Her calls for a fresh inquest were rejected by attorney generals and the European Court of Human Rights.
But following the publication of The Hillsborough Independent Panel’s report in November, a further appeal by the families of the victims to quash the verdicts was upheld.
Mrs Williams, who said she “was never going to give up”, travelled to the High Court in December to hear the ruling, despite being terminally ill.
Writing on Twitter, a spokesman for Liverpool FC said the club “was saddened to hear of the death of [the] prominent Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams”.
Musician Peter Hooton, who campaigned with the Justice Tonight band on behalf of the families of the Hillsborough victims, said it was “very very sad news” Mrs Williams had died, adding she had been a “tireless campaigner”.
Everyone at The Everton Forum would like to pay respect to Mrs Williams and will continue to support the Hillsborough families campaign to get Justice for the 96. Our thoughts go out to Mrs Williams friends and family at this sad time.