Lee Rigby’s mum will mark the fifth anniversary of her son’s death by volunteering for the charity set up in his memory

LEE Rigby’s mum copes with his murder by helping struggling veterans turn their lives around.

Lyn Rigby, 51, says her voluntary role at the Lee Rigby Foundation pulled her back from suicide after fusilier Lee was killed by Muslim extremists on May 22, 2013.

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She was gifted a home and the Foundation’s HQ on the estate of former wrestler Kendo Nagasaki — Peter Thornley, 77 — in Oakamoor, Staffs.

The first person Lyn helped was former soldier Michael Kay, 52, who had become homeless and an alcoholic after losing his roofer job.

Now Lyn will mark the fifth anniversary of Lee’s death by scrubbing floors in the charity’s living quarters. She said: “It’s not about me any more. It’s about them.”