Covid-19: Les Lawrenson’s family emotional over death

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Leslie Lawrenson,58, died from coronavirus at home in Bournemouth just over a week after posting a video on social media in which he downplayed the risk of the virus. Mr Lawrenson was a Cambridge University graduate and a solicitor with no underlying health conditions. Leslie passed away on July 2 after having refused to take the Covid vaccine believing he “did not need it.”

In his vlog post, the anti-vaxxer said: “The idea that we have to be afraid of this bogeyman. This COVID-19, this somehow is a monster.

“We’ve got to get over this.

“I know it sounds strange and some people may get upset by me saying this but I hope I’ve got it.

“I hope it is COVID because I’d rather have the antibodies in my blood than take the jabs.”

Leslie’s family stressed in an interview with Sky News that he genuinely believed he was doing the right thing. 

“I stumbled across (the video diaries), which were very, very difficult to watch and just horrendous”, explained his partner Amanda.

“I had no idea what he was recording. They are just heartbreaking to watch, I’d already thought I was broken from it but that, I couldn’t believe it.

“He really believed he was going to get better, and he thought by doing these vlogs and showing people you will be.”

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Sky News reported that Leslie was not anti-vaccination in general and he had never attended any anti-lockdown protests or promoted not wearing a face mask.

However, Leslie was highly skeptical of the Covid vaccine and tragically believed his immune system could fend off the virus naturally.

“He thought he was doing good. He wasn’t out to make people ill,” said Amanda.

“He actually said, ‘I’m going to fight this, I’m not going to burden the NHS with COVID, I’m going to stay at home. I don’t feel it’s any risk at the moment, I’m fine, I’m going to fight this with my own immune system’.

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