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Liam Neeson's nephew, 35, dies five years after suffering serious head injury in fall


The nephew of Irish actor Liam Neeson has died five years after suffering a serious head injury in a fall.

Ryan Sexton, 35, died on the weekend, surrounded by family in Northern Ireland, The Belfast Telegraph reports.

It comes 10 years after Neeson lost his wife, Natasha Richardson, who suffered a fatal head injury while skiing in Canada in March 2009. She was 45.

Ryan Sexton (right), the nephew of Irish actor Liam Neeson, has died five years after suffering a serious head injury in a fall. Source: AAP/Facebook
Ryan Sexton (right), the nephew of Irish actor Liam Neeson, has died five years after suffering a serious head injury in a fall. Source: AAP/Facebook

Sexton was on a night out with friends in Brighton, England, when he fell and hit his head.

Newspapers reported that he had climbed on top of a telephone booth and fell about six metres to the ground.

Sexton was the youngest son of Neeson’s sister Bernadette.

Liam Neeson and his wife Natasha Richardson in 2008. A year later, she died after a skiing accident in Canada. Source: File/Getty
Liam Neeson and his wife Natasha Richardson in 2008. A year later, she died after a skiing accident in Canada. Source: File/Getty

Speaking to Irish TV station RTE in 2017 about the death of his wife, to whom he had been married for 15 years, Neeson said: “There are periods when I heard the door opening, especially the first couple of years … Anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I’m going to hear her.”