Inspirational Australian tragically dies at the age of 22 surrounded by family and friends
An inspirational Australian with dwarfism has died at the age of 22.
Leo Lagana was born with primordial dwarfism type II, which causes skeletal abnormalities.
He had been in and out of hospital over the past month, as his condition deteriorated and died on Monday morning.
He was 93cm tall and weighed 20kg, which had made him a target for cruel bullies.
He lived in constant pain after one of a series of serious operations went badly wrong, with matters only made worse after he became the victim of mean taunts.
He had a rare form of primordial dwarfism (pictured with American basketball player Michael Holyfield who is 2.11 metres tall)
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