'Disappeared' victim's son, campaigner Billy McConville, dies aged 50

A "courageous" victims campaigner orphaned and allegedly abused in Northern Ireland following the murder of his mother Jean McConville has died.

A "courageous" victims campaigner orphaned and allegedly abused in the North following the murder of his mother Jean McConville has died.

Billy McConville, 50, had been living at a hospice while bravely coping with cancer, parish priest Father Patrick McCafferty said.