A murder victim’s mother who fought for a change in the law over killers who fail to reveal vital information is made an MBE.
Backed by an award-winning Mirror campaign, Marie McCourt spearheaded Helen’s Law after her 22-year- old daughter vanished near their home in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1988.
Local pub landlord Ian Simms was jailed for her murder but would never say where he hid the body.