The mother of Helen McCourt has described the death of her daughter's killer as a 'great relief'.
Marie McCourt has said she now hopes that someone connected to murderer Ian Simms will come forward and reveal where he hid her body following his death. Reports have said Simms died last week.
No cause of death has yet been given, according to the PA news agency. Mrs McCourt, who successfully campaigned for Helen's Law, told the Mirror: "It’s a great relief knowing that this man is at last wiped off this earth, The Mirror reports.
