Our son's death could have been prevented by FA - Billy Vigar's parents
Billy Vigar's parents says the Football Association could have prevented their son's death.
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"You swing from sadness to anger because you just feel it could have been prevented."
— Camilla Vigar , Activist
"[Billy] had his whole life ahead of him. He was 21 years old and he lost it playing football when he didn't need to."
— Camilla Vigar , Activist
"As far as I'm aware, nothing was done with that information and it just sat there."
— Camilla Vigar , Activist
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Billy Vigar's parents says the Football Association could have prevented their son's death.
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