Mike Tyson’s four-year-old daughter tragically died on Monday night after accidentally strangling herself.
The former boxer’s youngest daughter, Exodus was found by her older brother hanging from an electrical cord which was attached to a treadmill in the gym at her mothers home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Exodus had stopped breathing by the time her seven-year-old brother, Miguel found her and her mother Monica Turner attempted CPR and phoned for an ambulance.
Responding officers and firefighters performed CPR on Exodus as they rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was in “extremely critical condition” and on life support.
Tyson flew in to be at her bedside while she battled for her life. She died just a few hours later.
Police Sergeant, Andy Hill was one of the first to arrive at the tragic scene. He said, “It’s so tragic. Exodus was playing by herself when she got tangled in the cord which was attached to an exercise treadmill.
“It acted like a noose and she was obviously unable to get herself out of it. We don’t know how long she was hanging, but it could have been a couple of minutes”
A spokesman for Tyson, 42, released a statement on the one-time heavyweight champion’s behalf, saying: “We are grateful for the tremendous outpouring of love and prayers from all over the world.
“There are no words to describe the tragic loss of our beloved Exodus. We ask you now to please respect our need at this very difficult time for privacy to grieve and try to help each other heal.”
Reports have said that at the time of the incident, Monica was cleaning in another part of the house.
Tyson- who has been jailed for rape and drug offences as well as banned from boxing for biting part of Evander Holyfield’s ear off in a boxing ring fight-recently admitted he had turned his life around to spend more time with his seven children.
Tyson-who was filming a documentary at the time of accident said, “I’ve been sober for two-and-a-half years and I’m working hard to keep out of trouble. If there’s a transformation it’s because of my children. I want to be a proper father.”
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