Kanye West suffers more heartbreak after one-year-old cousin dies in his sleep
KANYE WEST'S cousin has tragically lost his one-year-old son.
Kanye West's second cousin has died at just one-years-old
Ricky Anderson announced the heartbreaking news via Instagram, with TMZ reporting that Avery had died in his sleep.
It's believed there was no previous sign of illness or distress.
Sharing a beautiful snap of his little one on the social networking site, Anderson wrote that heaven had gained an angel.
I lost my lil man and gained an angel
He lamented: "Today was the worst day of my life!! I lost my lil man and gained an angel. Rest in Paradise!!!! I love you man."
Ricky is the nephew of Kanye's late mother Donda and works as a consultant at Kanye's label, G.O.O.D Music, in Los Angeles.
He also shared several heart-warming videos of his son, one of which he captioned: "Missing him so much!!"
Avery only recently celebrated his first birthday and was thrown a Disney-themed party to mark the occasion.
The death comes on the back foot of a difficult few months for the rapper
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Kanye has not yet commented on the family heartbreak, though he himself is still overcoming a painstaking few months.
The rapper's wife Kim Kardashian was left fearing for her life when she was robbed at gunpoint in October while attending Paris Fashion Week.
The following month, around the anniversary of his mother's death, Kanye cancelled his Saint Pablo Tour after an onstage breakdown.