Former actor Rory Callum Sykes' mother speaks out about his death

Rory Callum Sykes“mom details her last moments.

According to the former child actor, who starred in the British TV series Kiddy Kapersdied in Los Angeles wildfires at 32his mother Shelley Sykesshared her attempt to save her son.

“I noticed floating debris and ashes falling on the roof of my son's cottage,” she explained in an interview with ABC News Australia. “I tried to put out the flames on his roof with the garden hose and there was no water, so I kind of freaked out about that.”

She said she couldn't convince her son to evacuate their home, one of three small homes on the family's Malibu property in addition to their primary residence, because he was born blind and paralyzed. cerebral and had difficulty doing so. walk.

“Rory had locked the door and he wouldn’t come out because his feet were swollen and he needed to go to the bathroom,” Shelley recalled. “He said, 'Mom, leave me alone, go manage, I'm fine.'”