Tributes are being paid on Friday to the father of one of the IRA Warrington bomb victims who was found dead at his home.

Wilf Ball, 69, lost his three-year-old son Johnathan when two bombs tore through Warrington town centre, in Cheshire, before Mothering Sunday in 1993.

The toddler had gone into town with his babysitter to buy a Mother's Day present. His last words to his father were: "Goodbye Daddy, I'll be a good boy."

Mr Ball, who was separated from Johnathan's mother Marie, was found at his home in Warrington by neighbours on Tuesday. It is believed he had suffered a heart attack.

Peace campaigner Colin Parry, who also lost his son Tim, 12, in the bombing, said he hoped Mr Ball was now reunited with Johnathan.

He said: "Wilf was a quiet and simple man who did not enjoy being in the public spotlight.

"He had found life difficult after the death of Johnathan. I hope he is reunited with him now."

In 2000, on the seventh anniversary of the bombing, the Tim Parry-Johnathan Ball Young People's Centre was opened in Warrington in memory of the two boys.

The centre provides courses for young people to learn about peace and conflict resolution.