Richard Taylor, whose son Damilola was murdered in south-east London aged just ten, has died aged 75, his family have said.
Mr Taylor, a former civil servant from Nigeria, became a campaigner against youth violence after the murder of Damilola in Peckham in November 2000.A statement issued on behalf of his family said: "It is with a heavy heart that the family announce the death of our beloved father, grandfather and uncle, Mr Richard Adeyemi Taylor OBE, who sadly passed away in the early hours of Saturday March 23 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer.
Read more: Twenty years on: The death of Damilola TaylorRead more: Damilola Taylor killer jailed again for driving into police officer His tragic killing, killed on his way home from a local library, became a high-profile case that rocked the country.After three crown court trials, his two killers, brothers Ricky and Danny Preddie, were finally put behind bars. Damilola’s family had moved to England just four months earlier in hope of a better life.
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