Last night, less than three days after the hairdresser collapsed and died near the end of the 26.2-mile course, the total had soared past £666,000 with a record number of donations - £810,000 including gift aid.
Miss Squires, 30, took part in the marathon to raise money for the Samaritans in memory of her brother Grant, who died of a drug overdose ten years ago, aged 25.
Yesterday her devastated parents Paul, 62, and Cilla, 63, a Samaritans volunteer, said in a statement: ‘Words cannot explain what an incredible, inspirational, beautiful and driven person she was. She was loved by so many and is dearly missed.
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