A teenage boy who was battling the most high-grade brain tumour has sadly passed away.

Charlie Ilsley's parents broke the painful news last night that their son had suddenly died.

The 13-year-old boy was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, the most high-grade brain tumour found in children when he was eight years old.

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He had undergone countless operations and even more hospital trips since to help rid him of this cancer.

Charlie flew to Mexico for potentially life-saving treatment in June this year but a follow-up scan showed a “small progression” in Charlie’s spine and a little area in the back of his head.

Charlie and his family flew to Mexico for a follow-up scan and it was there where he underwent more treatment including Immunotherapy which was injected straight into his spine.

A heartbreaking update on Charlies' Stand Up to Cancer fundraising page was announced last night (December 12).

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It said: "My heart is breaking to have to tell you all that Charlie has suddenly passed away at 9pm this evening.

"After landing at Heathrow he was paralysed from the neck down and was rushed to Royal Berks Hospital where he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid occurs within the brain.

"His family were with him when he died. This is all I can manage right now, I'm trying to compose myself as much as I can, I'm so so sorry for Toni, Mark, Oliver, Jess and the whole of Charlie's family.

"RIP Charlie, one brave soldier, courageous, funny, beautiful Charlie, who was taken too soon but is now at peace. My heart is broken, but he won't EVER be forgotten."

The Reading Chronicle has been supporting the family by launching a campaign at the start of the year to raise awareness of Charlie's condition.