Richard Taylor, a campaigner and father of Damilola Taylor who was murdered at the age of 10, has passed away after battling prostate cancer. Taylor dedicated his life to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and campaigned against knife crime through the Damilola Taylor Trust.
Campaigner Richard Taylor , whose son Damilola Taylor was murdered at the age of just 10, has died, his family have announced. Mr Taylor was a former Nigerian civil servant who dedicated years to improving the lives of disadvantaged children , in the wake of his son's death, in November 2000, and set up the Damilola Taylor Trust to campaign against knife crime .
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." Mr Taylor always said he wanted his son to be remembered as a boy of hope and for his legacy to be a better life and opportunities for underprivileged young people
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