Former snooker star Willie Thorne has been placed into an induced coma in hospital in Spain after suffering respiratory failure. The 66-year-old, who announced he was battling leukaemia in March, was taken to hospital last week with a dangerously low blood pressure. A GoFundMe page set up to help pay for Thorne's treatment had surpassed the £17,000 mark by Tuesday lunchtime. Snooker legend Willie Thorne, 66, has been placed in an induced coma in hospital in SpainThorne's carer Julie O'Neill wrote on the GoFundMe page: 'The doctor called me yesterday to inform me that on Sunday Willie went into respiratory failure and he is now in an induced coma and mechanical ventilation. Near the end of May, Thorne's carer revealed that he was unable to feed himself and couldn't move his arms.

Source: Daily Mail June 16, 2020 14:07 UTC