The Hillsborough inquests are due to hear evidence about Formby teenager Kevin Williams.
The 15-year-old was one of the 96 Liverpool fans who died at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15, 1989.
His mum Anne, who campaigned after his death, died in 2013 after a battle with cancer.
Anne Williams on September 12 2012, the day of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report
Kevin’s sister Sara read a background statement about Kevin at the start of the inquests.
She told the court: “This statement is made on behalf of all of our family and friends who knew and loved Kevin, but in particular for my mum Anne who would have been making this statement but for losing her battle with cancer in April 2013.
“She would have loved to be standing here telling you all about Kevin and his cheeky ways.”
The first school picture of Hillsborough victim Kevin Williams aged five years old. This was his mum Anne’s favourite picture of him.
Sara, who was just nine when her older brother died, said he was close to her mum.
She said: “It would be absolutely no surprise to me if the word ‘Mum’ was his last.
“He used to do stuff for her around the house and it was a regular event on a Saturday night when mum and dad were going out that Kev would take my mum’s curlers out and put them away for her.
“My mum fought hard over the years to get the truth uncovered about what happened at Hillsborough, and it is only now that I have children of my own that I understand the relentless determination that came so naturally to her because of the love that she had for Kevin.”
The court will today hear evidence about Jonathon Owens, an 18-year-old born in St Helens, before hearing evidence about Kevin.
Jonathon Owens, who died at Hillsborough
The inquests jury is due to hear from 16 witnesses about Kevin over the course of a day and a half.
So far the court has heard individual evidence about 75 of the 96.
The jury has been told that the section will conclude with evidence about 18-year-old James Aspinall, whose mum Margaret is chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
The court is then expected to hear evidence on pathology.
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