{"id":5840,"date":"2026-06-30T13:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=5840"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:41:01","slug":"hiv-charity-reacts-after-tragic-details-of-daveigh-chase-death-confirmed-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/06\/30\/hiv-charity-reacts-after-tragic-details-of-daveigh-chase-death-confirmed-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"HIV charity reacts after ‘tragic’ details of Daveigh Chase\u2019s death are confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A leading HIV charity has spoken out after the official cause of death of former child star Daveigh Chase<\/a> was confirmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Daveigh, best known for voicing Lilo in Lilo & Stitch and playing Samara in The Ring, died on June 16th aged 35, after developing meningitis and a serious blood infection that reportedly led to septic complications and organ failure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports that followed revealed that the star spent her final years living homeless on LA\u2019s Skid Row<\/a>, with her mum Cathy Chase confirming she developed drug addiction after she was prescribed oxycodone for a motorcycle accident in 2016 and got in with the wrong crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her manager John Ryan<\/a> previously told the California Post that he and Daveigh\u2019s stepsister Gaia Brown hired a private investigator to help find her, but that she had \u201cdisappeared\u201d before they could get her into treatment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan said Daveigh had unclaimed residual cheques<\/a> from her role in Lilo & Stitch amounting to \u201cmillions\u201d, but that she was \u201ctoo far gone\u201d to collect the money, having allegedly become addicted to heroin and fentanyl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The tragic case received an update this week when the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed the cause of death resulted from AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), the most advanced and final stage of an HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection.<\/span><\/p>\n

HIV charity responds as Daveigh’s father speaks out<\/h2>\n

Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK\u2019s leading HIV charity, has commented on the news, saying it \u201cshouldn\u2019t happen\u201d when there are treatments available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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So sad that Daveigh Chase died as a result of health problems relating to late stage HIV.<\/p>\n

This shouldn't happen when we have the treatments available to live well with HIV. But lives are complicated, and accessing & staying on treatment isn't always easy.https:\/\/t.co\/G9uwc3Syiq<\/a><\/p>\n

— Terrence Higgins Trust (@THTorguk) June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n