A former child star from Australia died when the Los Angeles wildfires ripped through his family’s Malibu estate in California earlier this week, according to his mother.

This article contains mention of death. Former child star Rory Sykes passed away in the devastating wildfires that have engulfed Los Angeles since last Tuesday. The TV actor’s mother, Shelley Sykes, confirmed the unfortunate news on social media,

Rory Sykes, 32, was living in a cottage on his family's 17-acre estate in Malibu when the roof caught alight on 8 January - a day after the fires first started in Los Angeles County.

Sykes, born blind and with cerebral palsy, had been living at his family’s home in Malibu, California where he had his own cottage. According to his mother, 32-year-old Sykes died as a result of the fires burning in the area.

A 1990s British-born TV personality who found fame in Australia has died aged 32 from carbon monoxide poisoning during the Los Angeles wildfires, his mother has revealed. Rory Sykes, who was born blind and had cerebral palsy, rose to prominence on the Australian reality TV series Kiddy Kapers, documenting his life and journey.

Former Australian child actor Rory Sykes died in the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. He was 32.

There has been plenty of tragedy coming out of the fires in California, but Shelley Sykes shared one of the most heartbreaking on social media Saturday. Sykes is the mother of former child acting star Rory Sykes.