Right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming had ‘peaceful death’

The partner of Marie Fleming, the woman with multiple sclerosis who lost a right-to-die challenge in the Supreme Court last April, has vowed to continue her campaign.

Tom Curran, 65, said Ms Fleming’s condition had deteriorated in the past fortnight and she had experienced the “peaceful death in her own home” that she had fought for.

However, speaking on RTÉ radio, Mr Curran said he would continue to take part in a campaign to decriminalise assisted suicide. “We have raised awareness. What happens now is what matters. I would still feel the fight needs to be continued as there are others who still need this. It would be unfair to Marie’s memory to walk away from that now.”