In the last few months of her life she was bedbound, blind and unable to speak.

The mum-of-four also suffered from jaundice and cirrhosis of the liver – an incurable condition where the liver is scarred from continuous drinking - and sadly died from liver failure in August 2014.

Both of Beverley’s parents Jean and Steven died from cancer several years ago but Jean's sister-in-law Marie is speaking out in a bid to stop others suffering the same fate.

Marie, 52, from Sheffield, says: “Beverley was a lovely girl growing up. She was rebellious in her teens but she was always close to the family.

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“Watching her drink herself to death was heartbreaking. She’d promise to stop drinking but she never did.

“Beverley was so young to die. I want to warn everyone how dangerous drinking can be.”

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