© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 . 19 June 2013 . Ashton Sixth Form College , Darnton Road , Ashton . STACEY ELDER (correct - 01706 216969) , who was a friend of Sophie's . Sylvia Lancaster , the mother of Sophie Lancaster , talks to students at Ashton 6th Form College about her daughter's life and death , today (Wednesday 19th June) . Sophie was beaten to death in Bacup , Lancashire , in 2007 , by five teenaged boys , because she was a goth . Photo credit : Joel Goodman