Former child star killed amid Palisades Fire

In an emotional interview, Shelley Sykes, the mother of former child actor Rory Sykes who died in their Malibu home amid the Palisades Fire, shared her harrowing story and grieved the devastating loss of her son.

Carlos Saucedo reports Jan. 12, 2024.

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[patroberts]

Another man stayed with his disabled adult son and they both perished😭😭😭 he was older and couldn’t do it alone, but he couldn’t bear to leave him….RIP sweet father and son….eternally together

[xXOrXx]

This lady NEEDS to be investigated. So many red flags.

[Katycate]

My heart just breaks for all who have lost so much.

[dca]

Don't give her a dime for her gofundme! Police need to investigate her asap. This is sickening.

[GrammyJNich]

Am I hearing this correctly “She grabbed her peacocks”? But left her disabled son. REALLY!! I would’ve died trying to save my son! Pure evil!

[JulianaPhalange]

“I think he felt guilty because I’d done so much for him”
That’s an odd thing to say

[o_._o]

"Leave me here, mom! Save yourself!"
"Ok, bye!"

That's crazy.

[FireCracker]

To those who wrote the headline for this video: He was a former child actor, not a child star. There is a difference. He was in 2 episodes of something no one has ever heard of from 1998, which starred only he and his mother. That does not make a "star". Maybe someone should focus on why his mother left him behind and saved some peacocks instead. So tired of click bait titles.

[gregorybaker]

She should be put in prison for neglect of a person with special needs while under her care

[starshine]

He’s blind and has cerebral palsy. She claims she took care of him…yet didn’t know how to undo some strap? How could he go to bed at night if she can’t undo this strap. And why not cut the strap? She also claims that he locked the door….if he can’t undo a strap then how did he lock his door? In the same interview but on another channel…she says she has comfort knowing he died of carbon monoxide poisoning and didn’t feel pain…..inhaling fire smoke is extremely painful and slowly suffocating is absolutely terrifying….his death wasn’t painless. And how does she know he died before the fire reached him? Everyone should demand this be investigated thoroughly.

[Cb]

I went straight to the comments as soon as I got a weird feeling about this lady and sure enough the comments feel it too

[spookybizzle]

Saw this woman on ITV in the UK.. seeing now she saved her peacocks but left her son to die while she parades on TV with crocodile tears is wild

[cindymaggio]

you leave a disabled son amidst a raging fire??? NO

[nr]

The authorities need to look into whether her son had a life insurance policy.

[nenaable]

This is horrific. How do you get up the next morning and be able to go on Knowing that your child burned to death???

[Whatsnew-beansfe]

How can he lock the door if he cannot get up and was strapped down? That makes no sense

[BrightSoul]

No normal person leaves their child. Period

[JAYSCLASS]

Wait, what? Something tells me this isn't the last we'll hear of this story.

[grondhero]

Stayed in Malibu because she thought they'd be fine. "He was always worried about me. I think he felt guilty that I did so much for him." Her life was centered around her.

[kathypeterson]

Saves her peacocks and leaves her disabled son. This needs to be investigated