Tragic teen dies on first holiday abroad after contracting blood infection
dailyrecord.co.ukA tragic teen has died after contracting a blood disease on his first trip abroad.Ray Williams who trained in Karate at his local club since he was 14 years old, was in Thailand for the sport when he took unwell.The 18-year-old sadly caught a staphylococcus infection and was treated with antibiotic tablets in Thailand, but sadly collapsed on a layover flight in Malaysia.
He was taken to hospital and put in an induced coma.A blood infection caused severe damage to his heart, lungs, kidneys and liver and his parents flew out to Malaysia to support him during treatment but he died at 4.30am last nightMario Saeed, who was Ray’s coach shared the shattering news on social media on July 25 and wrote: “Rest in peace.
My brother, you will always be with us.” Mr Saeed told Bristol Live : “Ray was a young man with his whole life ahead of him. "He was an amazing young man, he helped raise money for cancer and was loved by all.“He is my brother.
If he wasn’t at school he was with me, if he wasn’t at home he was with me, if he wasn’t with me then he was asleep."I don’t understand why his life was taken so young.”Ray was training in Thailand after receiving the blue-belt just three weeks ago.
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