Child actor and ballet dancer Jack Burns passed away at the age of 14. The talented youngster who garnered immense fame all thanks to TV shows Outlander, In Plain Sight and Retribution, is no more. As per Metro UK the young boy was found dead at his Greenock, Inverclyde home in Scotland in early December.
As reported by a source to E! News, “Around 3:30 pm on Sunday, December 1, police were called following the death of a 14-year-old boy to a house in the Esplanade area of Greenock. Inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of death but police are not treating it as suspicious. A report has been submitted.”
Dubbed “the next Billy Elliot” Burns was a pupil at St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm, and a member of Elite Academy of Dance. He also achieved a place at the prestigious Glasgow Ballet School when he was nine.
Burns was a talented dancer too. His dance academy paid tributes to him on Facebook. “It is with a very heavy heart that we write this post. Tragically as you know we lost our much-loved student Jack Burns on Sunday 1st of December. Jack was an inspiration to everyone at Elite and touched the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of working and dancing with him since 2012.
“All our thoughts and prayers at this time are with Jack’s immediate family and friends but especially with his parents Karen, Robert and his brother Rory,” the post continued.
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The cause of death has yet to be revealed, police investigators do not suspect foul play, reports British outlet metro.co.uk.
A funeral service for Burns was held on Thursday.
May His Soul Rest In Peace.
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