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Hillsborough: 97th victim's family 'proud' of Freedom of Liverpool award

The parents of the Hillsborough disaster's 97th victim say it will be a proud moment when he posthumously receives the Freedom of Liverpool.

Liverpool fan Andrew Devine suffered life-changing injuries in a terrace crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield and died in July aged 55.

The other 96 victims of the football stadium tragedy were awarded the city's freedom in September 2016.

His mother Hilary said the award was "an honour from his city".

"For us, it means he is remembered and that's what makes this important to us," she told BBC Breakfast.