Devastating last words of Brit child star Rory Callum Sykes killed in LA wildfires
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A British-born star, Rory Callum Sykes, tragically lost his life in the Los Angeles wildfires at the age of just 32. Rory was born in the UK and moved to Australia as a child, before eventually settling down in LA where his mum, Shelley Sykes, had TV studios. Rory was born blind and with cerebral palsy, and worked on TV shows such as Kiddy Kapers as a young boy, before going on to release books and work as a motivational speaker telling his story.
Shelley spoke to Australia’s 10 News First after Rory’s death, and shared: “He was my baby, and he died needlessly.” She added: “Guess what didn’t work? 991. All the phone lines were down.”. The grieving mother shared Rory’s final words, after she realised she couldn’t move her larger son while struggling with an injury of her own. She revealed: “He said, ‘Mum, leave me,’ and no mum can leave their kid, and I've got a broken arm. I couldn't lift him. I couldn't move him.”.
Shelley shared that after she left Rory and drove 400 metres to the closest fire station, she was told they had “no water.” She recalled saying: “Oh my God, my son, he’s locked in his room.” Shelley tragically explained: “When the fire department brought me back, his cottage was burned to the ground.”.
Despite her son’s tragic loss, Shelley added that firefighters were able to share comforting news about the way Rory died: “He died with carbon monoxide poisoning rather than burning. I didn’t want any pain for my baby.” The mother added that she had plans to rebuild her home on the same site, explaining: “I’m not going to move. That’s going to be a place, a special place, for Rory and I. And we’ll make it even more beautiful than it already was.”.
