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Sophie Lancaster (1986-2007)

On the 11th of August 2007, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, were brutally attacked for being Goths. Both of them were pushed into comas; Robert woke up with permanent brain damage, but on this day 5 years ago, the decision was made to switch off Sophie’s life support machine.

Sophie and her boyfriend had done nothing to their attackers, apart from dress differently to them, which is, according to the thugs, more than enough reason to cause severe pain - both physical and emotional - and death.

Sophie’s family set up the Sophie Lancaster Foundation in order to eradicate prejudice towards alternative subcultures and to create a lasting legacy for their beautiful daughter.

Rest In Peace Sophie