Actor and former child star Rory Callum Sykes dies at 32 in Los Angeles fires

Besieged by flames since last Tuesday, Los Angeles continues to count its dead. The death toll rose to 24 this Sunday evening, according to the Los Angeles County forensic pathology service. Among them, Rory Callum Sykes, actor only 32 years old…

“It is with great sadness that I must announce the death of my beautiful son,” his mother Shelley Sykes announced on X (ex-Twitter) this Sunday. I’m heartbroken. » The family home was ravaged by flames this Wednesday, before Shelley’s eyes.

Suffering from cerebral palsy

“I tried to put out the ashes on the roof with a garden hose but I couldn’t because the water had been turned off by the general services,” she said. Inside, Rory Callum Sykes did not survive. Born “blind”, the child star who appeared in the hit Australian series “Kiddy Kapers”, had “cerebral palsy” and had “difficulty walking”.

Alongside their homes, 12,000 other structures were destroyed or damaged by the fires. 150,000 people were forced to flee. There, still no respite. Hot, dry winds are expected to gain strength until Wednesday, complicating the work of firefighters.