Inspiring teen who raised RM16mil for cancer charity dies


A British teenage cancer sufferer who raised more than £3 million (RM16.2mil) for charity after his fund-raising campaign went viral on social media has died at age 19.

Stephen Sutton died in his sleep on the morning of May 14, his mother Jane said on Facebook. The 19-year-old, who was first diagnosed with bowel cancer four years ago, raised the money for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and won the support of numerous celebrities and politicians.

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