Mia Farrow's adopted son took his own life at the age of 27 after reportedly being found "suffering from a life threatening injury" on Wednesday.
Thaddeus Wilk Farrow was later pronounced dead at Danbury Hospital , and the Connecticut Office of Chief Medical Examiner has now confirmed to People magazine that the death of the 27 year old was suicide via a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the torso.
Mia, 71, paid tribute to her son - who was paraplegic after being stricken by polio - and thanked her fans for their support in a statement which also highlighted the work of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
She posted online: "We're devastated by the loss of Thaddeus, our beloved son and brother. He was a wonderful, courageous person who overcame so much hardship in his short life. We miss him. Thank you for the outpouring of condolences and words of kindness. If you or someone you love needs help, or if you want to support a group doing life saving work, please visit: https://afsp.org/ ."
According to TMZ , Connecticut police responded to a
call at Roxbury, Connecticut, at around 12:45pm and found Thaddeus "gravely injured in his car along Route 67".
Mia, 71, adopted Thaddeus in 1994 from India, years after she separated from director Woody Allen. He was paraplegic meaning he had loss of feeling in his legs - due to polio, a rare viral infection.
After she adopted Thaddeus, Mia spearheaded a campaign to rid the world of polio, revealing that she too had suffered from the infection as a child but was able to fight it due to living in a country with advanced healthcare.
She previously said: "I perhaps am more motivated than most people because I had polio myself and it was a real struggle to come through it, and what I saw will never leave me.
"Perhaps even more so because I have a son who is only 12 years old and who is paralysed from the waist down because of polio.
"This is a terrible disease, and he has a lot of difficulty just getting through the day. I would love to see the end of polio, where no more children have this."
The 'Rosemary's Baby' actress had 14 children - Matthew and Sascha, 46, Soon-Yi, 45, Fletcher, 42, Summer, 41, Moses, 38, Dylan, 31, Ronan, 28, Frankie-Minh, 25, Isaiah, 24, and Kaeli-Sha.
