The news about the tragic death came in April last year – child star Logan Williams was only 16 years old.
Williams was best known for his role as young Barry Allen in the series “The Flash”. according to IMDb landed the young Canadian his first film role as a ten-year-old – in the film «The Color of Rain».
It was obvious that the 16-year-old had a bright future in the industry, and several colleagues was quickly out with condolences when he passed away so far too young.
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The family was left crushed. The star’s death happened at a time when the pandemic had taken over and large parts of the world lived in lockdown, with great fear of infection.
– I can not give my parents, who lost their only grandchild, a hug. It’s difficult, the actor’s mother said at the time.
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Official cause of death clear
When the news of the death became known, the forensic doctors had not yet concluded any cause of death. Now, however, the official cause of death has finally been confirmed:
The Coroners Service of British Columbia has concluded that the 16-year-old died of an “acute overdose” of fentanyl, and they classify the death as “an accident”. It writes NBC News.
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Fentanyl is a drug that is about 50 times more potent than heroin, and 100 times more powerful than morphine. The drug is used primarily for general anesthesia, writes Large Norwegian encyclopedia.
People wrote last year that the young actor had major substance abuse problems. The mother said that he struggled with addiction in the last three years of his life. She chose to be open about it in the hope of helping others who are in the same situation.
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– He has not died in vain. He will help many people in the future, she told the New York Post.
The first time she discovered that her son was using drugs, he was only 13 years old. At that time, she took him with marijuana, before in later years he switched to harder drugs. Williams is said to have been ashamed, but did not take the problems seriously. He was hospitalized last year, without any help.
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– I did everything a mother could do. I did everything but chain him to myself to keep him safe, she said.
Logan Williams has been seen in films and series such as “The Whispers”, “Supernatural” and “When Calls The Heart”.
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