Phillip Hughes death: 'Very rare, very freakish' condition caused by blow to neck

By Melanie Kembrey
Updated November 28 2014 - 9:13am, first published 1:16am
Dead at 25: Phillip Hughes.  Photo: Ian Hitchcock
Dead at 25: Phillip Hughes. Photo: Ian Hitchcock
"We're devastated": Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke pauses before reading the Hughes' family statement.  Photo: Jason Reed/Reuters
"We're devastated": Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke pauses before reading the Hughes' family statement. Photo: Jason Reed/Reuters
The parents of Phillip Hughes, Greg and Virginia, leave St Vincent's Hospital on Thursday.  Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP
The parents of Phillip Hughes, Greg and Virginia, leave St Vincent's Hospital on Thursday. Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP