Hundreds attend donor drive for teen with cancer

Leo had already battled an acute liver disease but has now received a blood cancer diagnosis.

More than 700 people attended a stem cell donor drive in aid of a teenage boy suffering from leukaemia.

Leo, 16, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, needs a stem cell transplant from a matching donor as his best opportunity for recovery. His odds of a family match are low as he has no siblings.

In an attempt to help him and others, his family organised an event on Sunday which saw 718 people register as donors and more than £4,000 raised for blood cancer charity DKMS which helped organise the gathering.

The money raised for DKMS continued to rise even after the donor drive, the family said.

"There were people coming along to get involved in the raffle and we had a few stalls out, as well," Leo's aunt Kate said.

"Considering the situation, it was a very upbeat day. I think I cried once every 20 minutes but it was happy tears.

"Just to see so many people turn up for Leo was just fantastic."