AN Aberystwyth family of a singer who died suddenly from epilepsy have welcomed a video of his Britain’s Got Talent audition. The video received more that 14,000 views in two days and is helping to raise awareness of Sudden Unexpected Death in epilepsy (SUDEP).

Martin Morgan, an entertainer from Scunthorpe, died in July at the age of 38. He had made it through to the final 200 candidates of the talent show, but footage of his performance was never aired.

Following his death, Martin’s friends and family campaigned through Twitter requesting ITV bosses to release Martin’s BGT audition footage to help raise awareness of SUDEP.

Martin’s mum, Helen Morgan, from Aberystwyth, has been raising awareness with SUDEP Action.

She said: “I am so, so proud of him, my dear son, why was he taken away so soon at a young age in the prime of his life when he was really enjoying himself so much than he had ever done in his whole life. He had made true friends up in Scunthorpe and I am at a loss as to understand why he was taken from us. We will truly miss and love Martin and will never give up raising awareness of SUDEP, a risk that people need to be aware of.”

Martin’s sister, Cheryl Morgan who lives in Wigan, has also been working with SUDEP Action to spread awareness.

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