Trashaun dies after cancer battle

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Sherrylyn ClarkeJournalist at Nation News

August 10, 2026

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Trashaun Atwell has lost his battle with acute myeloid leukaemia.

The 14-year-old was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Saturday night and passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Trashaun, who attended The St Michael School, was diagnosed in July 2024 and was waiting on a bone marrow transplant. His story was featured in the Sunday Sun of July 26.

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