Rory Callum Sykes, a popular former child star in the 1998 British television series Kiddy Kapers, died tragically after fire ravaged his family’s property in Malibu. The 32-year-old man was blind and suffered from cerebral palsy. Although his mother tried to save him, he died amid the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles in recent times.
The news of his death was confirmed by his mother Shelley Sykes. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son @Rorysykes in the Malibu fires yesterday. I am heartbroken,” she wrote on X. According to reports, the actor reportedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning after his mother failed to evacuate him from the property because he was unable to walk.
Sykes asked him to leave him and run away. “He said, ‘Mom, leave me,’ and no mom can leave her child. And I have a broken arm, I couldn’t adjust it, I couldn’t move it,” she told Australian media. According to a social media post, Shelley had broken her arm and failed to lift it.
“I couldn’t put out the ashes on his roof with a garden hose because the water was shut off by the Las Virgenes municipal water supply,” she wrote. “Even the 50 brave firefighters had no water all day. »
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Condolences poured in on social media shortly after the news broke. “This is truly horrible and heartbreaking,” one user wrote. “This is the saddest story of this entire horrible incident. The pain he had to endure? Whoever lives now feels guilty until his last day,” another user commented.
“Absolutely heartbreaking. Justice must be strong and swift for those who caused this,” a third user wrote.
The death toll from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 24, the Los Angeles County medical examiner confirmed Monday morning. According to Reuters, authorities have warned of more casualties as strong winds are expected to return this week. The Palisades Fire has burned 22,660 acres and is only 11 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire, near Pasadena, has burned 14,000 acres and is 15 percent contained.
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