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Kirsty MacColl’s Son Speaks Out 25 Years On as New ‘Fairytale’ Mix Honors Her

Louis Lillywhite says therapy helps him manage flashbacks from witnessing the 2000 crash.

Overview

  • MacColl, 41, was struck by a speedboat that entered a protected zone while she surfaced from a dive in Mexico.
  • A coroner recorded catastrophic head and chest injuries, and her elder son Jamie sustained minor injuries.
  • A boat worker was convicted in Mexico but avoided jail by paying a small fine, which the family says left accountability unresolved.
  • Louis, now 39, describes lingering trauma, difficulty with the sea, and a gradual return to the water including snorkelling.
  • A new live mix of Fairytale of New York, produced by Steve Lillywhite and recorded at Glasgow’s Barrowland, has been released.