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1. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-merseyside-67358194Helen McCourt: Mother of murder victim becomes MBE - BBC

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   Nov 9, 2023 · A mother who led a campaign to change the law after her daughter was murdered has been appointed MBE. Marie McCourt was given the honour for services to the families of murder victims by the King ...

2. news.sky.com › story › helen-mccourt-murder-decisionHelen McCourt murder: Decision to release killer Ian Simms to ...

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   Dec 10, 2019 · Image: Ian Simms was convicted of Helen McCourt's murder following overwhelming DNA evidence Last month the Parole Board said the 63-year-old had "met the test for release", which would be subject ...

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3. news.sky.com › story › helen-mccourt-murderer-whoHelen McCourt's mother 'horrified' killer to be freed without ...

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   Nov 21, 2019 · The mother of murder victim Helen McCourt says she is "horrified" her daughter's killer is to be released having never revealed where he hid her body. ... His case was heard on 8 November, during ...

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4. news.sky.com › story › helen-mccourt-murder-mumHelen McCourt murder: Mum hopes death of daughter's killer ...

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   Jun 28, 2022 · It is a "great relief knowing that this man is at last wiped off this earth," Mrs McCourt told the Mirror. Her daughter Helen, 22, was abducted and murdered in 1988, disappearing on her way home ...

5. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukMurder victim’s mother behind Helen’s Law found it hard ...

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   Nov 8, 2023 · A murder victim’s mother who campaigned to bring in Helen’s Law said it was hard receiving an MBE as her daughter’s body has never been found. Marie McCourt, the mother of 22-year-old Helen ...

6. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-merseyside-51396966Helen McCourt: Mother tells killer Ian Simms 'Give me my ...

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   Feb 6, 2020 · 6 February 2020. Marie McCourt: "I can't given Helen this last goodbye". A mother who campaigned for more than 30 years to find out where the remains of her daughter are hidden has told her killer ...

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   Who killed Helen McCourt?

   • A local pub landlord, Ian Simms, was handed a life sentence in 1989 for Helen McCourt's murder despite her body never having been found. He was released in 2020 and died in 2022. He always maintained his innocence and never disclosed where he hid Helen's body.

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   Who killed Mrs McCourt?

   • Simms, who never admitted his guilt, killed Ms McCourt as she walked home from work in Liverpool. Mrs McCourt has campaigned for a change in the law to deny parole to killers who do not disclose the location of their victims' bodies.

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   Who is Marie McCourt?

   • A mother who led a campaign to change the law after her daughter was murdered has been appointed MBE. Marie McCourt was given the honour for services to the families of murder victims by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. Her daughter Helen McCourt, 22, was killed after vanishing near their home in St Helens, Merseyside in 1988.

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   What happened in Miss McCourt's case?

   • Simms' case was heard on 8 November, during which Miss McCourt's family called on the killer to end the "torture" and reveal once and for all where he hid her body. Helen's Law made it through the early stages of ratification before parliament was dissolved for the election, meaning the process has to begin again after Thursday's poll.

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   What happened to Helen McCourt?

   • Helen McCourt disappeared in Merseyside in 1988 and her body has not been found, after searches were carried out. Killer Ian Simms has been released from prison despite never revealing where he hid the remains of the 22-year-old. Marie McCourt said him being freed days before the anniversary of her daughter going missing was "insensitive",

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   Who was Helen McCourt?

   • Her daughter Helen McCourt, 22, was killed after vanishing near their home in St Helens, Merseyside in 1988. Mrs McCourt has since campaigned to deny killers parole for failing to tell the location of their victims' remains. The Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act, dubbed Helen's Law, came into force in 2021.

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8. www.standard.co.uk › news › ukHelen McCourt’s mother describes killer’s death as ‘great ...

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   Jun 27, 2022 · Isobel Frodsham June 27, 2022. A murder victim’s mother who campaigned to bring in Helen’s Law has described the death of her daughter’s killer as a “great relief”. Marie McCourt, the ...