UK-born child star dies in Los Angeles fires [Video]

UK-born child star Rory Sykes has died after getting trapped in his home during the Los Angeles fires. Rory, who was bllnd and had cerebral palsy, was trapped in his home in Malibu while his mother tried to get help.

Taking to social media, Shelley Sykes said: “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the death of my beautiful son Rory Sykes to the Malibu fires yesterday. I’m totally heart broken.”

She described him as ‘a wonderful son, a gift’. Ropry was born in Yorkshire in 1992 and raised in Australia before moving to the US where he starred in a 90s show called Kiddy Kapers. He went on to found the Happy Charity.

Shelley said he was born blind and with cerebral palsy, and had difficulty walking. She said: “He overcame so much with surgeries and therapies to regain his sight and to be able to learn to walk.

“Despite the pain, he still enthused about traveling …