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Mia Farrow’s son, Thaddeus Farrow, dead at 27 after battling polio

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    Actress Mia Farrow with her adopted son Thaddeus in 2000 when he was 12 years old.

  • Mia Farrow's adopted son Thaddeus died on Wednesday at 27.

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    Mia Farrow's adopted son Thaddeus died on Wednesday at 27.

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    Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow with her children (L-R) Soon-Yi, Fletcher, and Misha.

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Actress Mia Farrow’s son Thaddeus died on Wednesday. He was 27.

Thaddeus Farrow was a paraplegic due to polio and died from a life-threatening injury, TMZ reports.

He was found in his car gravely injured around 12:45 p.m. and no foul play was suspected, according to the Hartford Courant.

Actress Mia Farrow with her adopted son Thaddeus in 2000 when he was 12 years old.
Actress Mia Farrow with her adopted son Thaddeus in 2000 when he was 12 years old.

He later died in a hospital in Dansbury, Conn., near where Mia resides, the report states.

Thaddeus was adopted by Mia in 1994 following her split from film director Woody Allen.

Mia Farrow's adopted son Thaddeus died on Wednesday at 27.
Mia Farrow’s adopted son Thaddeus died on Wednesday at 27.

Thaddeus was adopted from Calcutta, India and became one of 10 children adopted by the “Rosemary’s Baby” star, in addition to her four biological children.

One of her adopted children, Soon-Yi Previn, became the center of a family scandal when Allen left her to be with the young woman, who was between 18 and 20 at the time.

Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow with her children (L-R) Soon-Yi, Fletcher, and Misha.
Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow with her children (L-R) Soon-Yi, Fletcher, and Misha.

Allen and Soon-Yi are still married after more than 24 years together.

In 1992, Mia’s adopted daughter Dylan, who was seven at the time, alleged Allen had sexually abused her in an attic. He was never charged.

She recently posted an open letter reviving her claims of the assault.