Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman sadly passes away at age 43
- Renowned Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman, has died at 43
- Chadwick died of colon cancer which he was diagnosed within 2016
- He reportedly died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family
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Famous Black Panther actor, Chadwick Boseman, who also Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown, prior to Black Panther has died.
In a report sighted by Briefly.co.za on the verified Twitter handle of the actor, it was clearly stated that the famous Black actor died of colon cancer that he has been battling for a while now.
Boseman, whose career's honour was to bring King T'Challa to life in Black Panther, died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side.
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Chadwick, according to the official announcement, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 which was then at stage III.
The disease sadly progressed to its stage IV and the famous actor visibly lost weight as photos in earlier reports gathered had shown.
Chadwick has starred in other films including Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy.
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In other news, Authorities in the UK are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead in a flat in Glasgow on Saturday, August 22.
The body of Mercy Baguma who originally came from Uganda was discovered at her house with her son crying next to her according to Positive Action in Housing (PAIH).
The 34-year-old died from extreme poverty and the baby was malnourished and weakened with starvation indicating they had gone for days without food, The Independent reported.
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