Shelley Sykes, the mother of Rory Sykes who died in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, has remembered her son as a “courageous” and “beautiful soul”. Last week, the 32-year-old tragically died after the flames from the Palisades Fire engulfed his Malibu property.

Despite his mother’s desperate efforts to save him, former child star Rory Callum Sykes was killed in the wildfires ravaging Southern California. He was 32.

The recent fires in Los Angeles have left a trail of devastation behind them, impacting countless lives and communities. Amongst those tragically affected is Rory Sykes, a British-Australian child actor who passed away during the catastrophic wildfires.