Britain’s Got Talent presenter Declan Donnelly rushed to his brother Father Dermott’s bedside before he sadly passed away.
Dec’s brother passed away on July 8 after being treated at North Durham hospital after collapsing at his Newcastle parish.
Parishioners were asked to pray for his recovery during their next congregation but he sadly passed away in hospital.
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It is understood that Dermott’s family, including Declan, rushed to the hospital to be at his bedside, with 12 family members said to be with him as they prayed for his recovery.
His friend and colleague Father Peter Kym Maung, who worked with Dermott at St Joseph’s Church in Stanley, Co. Durham, said to the Mirror: “He was hardly breathing in the bed, it was so sad. They think he had bleeding on the brain.
“Declan had come to be with him and their mum was there as well, I saw her at the hospital and it was so hard for her, a mother seeing her dying son.
“When she hugged me, I knew how much she was suffering.”
He also described Dermott as a “good and kind priest”.
Dec took to social media to share a heartbreaking tribute to his brother as he posted on Twitter: “I am heartbroken to tell you that my darling brother Fr Dermott, @TweeterPriest, sadly passed away this afternoon.
“We are all beyond devastated. Thank you for your messages of sympathy and support, they are appreciated.”
The diocese of Hexham and Newcastle also issued a statement, writing: “It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the death of Fr Dermott Donnelly, who died peacefully this afternoon in hospital.
“This has come as a great shock to all of us. Please pray for the repose of his soul and keep his family, especially his mother, in your prayers at this difficult time.”
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