Snooker star Willie Thorne has died in hospital in Spain after being placed in an induced coma, according to a statement on his GoFundMe page.
The 66-year-old, who announced he had leukaemia in March, was taken to hospital last week with a low blood pressure.In a statement, Thorne's carer Julie O'Neill confirmed"with a very heavy and broken heart" that he died in the early hours this morning.
"Willie went into septic shock and was not responding to any treatment so the decision was made by the hospital to turn off the machines," she said."I was with him all the way to his end and reading out messages to him from people."She said the sportsman died peacefully,"listening to his children saying they love him".
Ms O'Neill thanked supporters who had donated for his care, saying the money would now help pay for his funeral.
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