Stanley Dalton: 'Best boy ever', 3, loses cancer fight

A boy whose family was involved in a "race against time" to raise £500,000 for pioneering treatment for an aggressive form of cancer has died.

Stanley Dalton suffered from T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and was given just weeks to live in June.

After a successful fundraising appeal, the then-two-year-old went to Singapore for potentially life-saving treatment.

His mum Georgia Brecken, from Carlisle, posted that her "beautiful brave Stan" passed away on Sunday.

On his return from Singapore, Stanley - who turned three in November - was being treated at the Great North Children's Hospital, based at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Ms Brecken said in a social media post: "We are all absolutely devastated.

"He was the best boy ever and took everything in his stride with a smile on his face.

"We are so proud of him."

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