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Mitch Middleton, aged just 28, died after an ‘inspiring’ battle with an inoperable tumour(Image: handout)<\/p>\nMitch Middleton was hailed for his strength and bravery after his sad death this morning<\/p>\n
15:03, 17 Sep 2025Updated 15:12, 17 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
Mitch Middleton, aged just 28, died after an ‘inspiring’ battle with an inoperable tumour(Image: handout)<\/p>\n
People across the Midlands have been left heartbroken after the tragic death of ‘Tamworth’s warrior’ aged just 28 today.<\/p>\n
Loving tributes flooded in for Mitch Middleton – who sadly ‘lost his battle’ with brain cancer in the early hours of this morning, September 17.<\/p>\n
Mitch, a much-loved boyfriend, son, brother and friend, was praised for his strength, ‘big heart’ and for making others laugh even in his darkest time. Those who never even met him also spoke of their sadness after following his fight to survive via GoFundMe.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong>Beloved cancer patient says ‘see you on the other side’ as he dies at just 28<\/a><\/p>\n His story<\/a> touched thousands across the UK, with nearly \u00a3250,000 raised for private life-saving cancer therapy. But the goal of \u00a3500,000 was not reached.<\/p>\n His girlfriend Amelia today shared his final words – in which he thanked those who donated – as she confirmed the sad news of his death.<\/p>\n On his Facebook page, she wrote: “This morning, Mitchell unfortunately lost his battle, and peacefully passed away with myself and his loved ones by his side at 2.12am September 17, 2025.<\/p>\n “I think we can all agree, Mitchell brought nothing but laughter and joy to all of our lives, and life will never be the same without him.”<\/p>\n Clare Lea wrote to her social media: “I\u2019m absolutely heartbroken. He became Tamworth<\/a>\u2019s warrior and found the strength to take on the NHS<\/a> and fight for his life and for that he will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n “You have all become our family & we love you all so much and have prayed everyday for a miracle. I\u2019m so so sorry.<\/p>\n “Mitch, you have given so many people the strength to say NO I\u2019m not ready, I\u2019m going to fight with every inch of my body and Mitch you certainly did my love. Rest now my love.”<\/p>\n Josh Mitchell added: “Forever missed mate! What a guy, never let anything get in his way. His banter and personality will never be matched, rest easy Mitch.”<\/p>\n Darell Hales also wrote on Facebook: “Absolutely heartbroken by the news this morning. We may have only been friends for a few years, but he quickly became one of the best.<\/p>\n “Underneath all his jokes, he had the biggest heart \u2014 and he didn\u2019t deserve this. I love this lad so much, my heart\u2019s truly broken.”<\/p>\n Elaine Fox commented: “I\u2019m very sad to hear about Mitch\u2019s passing, my thoughts love and prayers to you his family and his friends.<\/p>\n “The strength of his character and the courage he showed throughout the whole process was one to be admired and totally respected. Mitch you have touched the hearts of everyone around you and even those you hadn\u2019t met.”<\/p>\n Donna Marie Keeley added: “RIP Mitch, let your legacy live on.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mitch Middleton was hailed for his strength and bravery after his sad death this morning 15:03, 17 Sep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432442,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[105,31077,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-432441","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-tamworth","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115222567065885122","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Mitch](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4_mitchJPG.jpg\")
Mitch Middleton, 28, and his nephew<\/p>\n