"My heart breaks...such a beautiful soul": Tributes flood in for mum, 46, with 'heart of gold' who died after being struck by train
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTributes have continued to flood in for a 'bubbly' mum with a 'heart of pure gold' who tragically died after being struck by a train near Stockport.
Jill Canovan was discovered near Heaton Chapel railway station just after 4am on Monday (June 3). Emergency services rushed to the area but the mum-of-two was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was just 46-years-old and leaves behind her devastated daughters Amber, 25 and Jordan, 23. Daughter Amber previously told the Manchester Evening News that Jill was a 'lovely' woman who would 'do anything for anyone'.
She has since set up a GoFundMe to help give her mum 'the best send off', with almost £9,000 raised so far. READ MORE 'She promised she would never leave me' - daughter's heartbreak after mum dies in train station tragedy Jill, also called Jill Parton, lived in Heaton Chapel and was well known from her time as landlady of The Crown pub near Stockport Viaduct.
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