Justin mourns death of 'Mrs Bieber'
2012-09-27 08:10
Boston - A 6-year-old US girl, whose love for Justin Bieber encouraged hospital workers to organise a pretend wedding to the pop star as she battled a rare brain cancer, has died.
The family of Avalanna Routh - who called herself Mrs Bieber - said on their
Twitter account that she died on Wednesday.
Her pretend wedding to Bieber led to a social media campaign to help her meet the singer.
Bieber later arranged for the girl to meet him in New York, before he tweeted that the experience was inspiring and the best thing he's done.
Avalanna suffered from an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour. Only 30 new cases are diagnosed in the US each year.
Bieber mourned the death of "one of the greatest spirits i have ever known," saying in a tweet: "RIP Avalanna. i love you."
He also posted a photo of himself with Avalanna, simply captioned "My angel".
