Louise Bennett and her late son Fred. (CYPCA via SWNS)
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Fred Bennett died of cancer aged just age 14. (CYPCA via SWNS)
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Fred Bennett go-karting in 2019. (CYPCA via SWNS)
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Fred and Louise Bennett. (CYPCA via SWNS)
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Fred Bennett's family initially thought his tiredness and lack of appetite was down to "normal teenage changes." (CYPCA via SWNS)
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