Kirsty MacColl's mother ends campaign for justice after nine years

On anniversary of singer's death, her mother abandons bid to bring to justice the man she believes killed her daughterThe anniversary next week of her daughter's untimely death will find Jean MacColl at the Brixton Academy, south London, watching The Pogues belt out the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York."And when I hear those words: 'You scumbag, you maggot', I'll think of that man," she said.Nine years after the death of acclaimed singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, whose distinctive voice ...

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