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Her mother Sylvia founded the Sophie Lancaster structure as well as being named an OBE for her campaign work.

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Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, that played Sylvia in a BBC 2 dramatization of Sophie's story, claimed she was "amazing".

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Sophie died 13 days after being defeated by Herbert and also Brendan Harris as she tried to safeguard Robert Maltby from the attack in Stubbylee Park.

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The Sophie Lancaster Foundation tweeted: "It is with a fantastic shock we introduce that Sylvia Lancaster died early this morning.

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"She had actually struggled with ill-health in the last few years, but her death was unexpected..

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"Sylvia had such an effective vital force; we can not picture a globe without her in it."

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It defined her as "awesome" and claimed, "her tradition is that Sophie will certainly never ever be neglected".

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The structure added she would be "regretfully missed".

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Julie Hesmondhalgh defined Sylvia Lancaster as an "amazing woman"

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Sophie Lancaster, 20, was attacked by teenage children in the park in Bakup, Lancashire in 2007

By Devesh Tyagi

April 13 2022