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02/09/2014
Deputy PM Calls For Parents To Be Reunited With Ashya King
The Deputy Prime Minister is calling for Ashya King to be reunited with his parents, who are currently in jail, as soon as possible.
Brett and Naghemeh King are being held in Madrid for taking Ashya, who has a brain tumour, from hospital.
Ashya, five, is currently being treated at the Materno-Infantil hospital in Malaga.
His parents and six brothers and sisters have been prevented from visiting him.
Mr Nick Clegg told Sky News: "I've got a five-year-old son and the idea of leaving him in a hospital with no contact with parents and siblings fills me, as I imagine it fills all parents, with horror.
"I would like to see the family reunited and then hopefully people can calmly make a decision about what should happen next.
"Throwing the full force of the law at two parents who in a state of despair and anguish are acting they say because that's what they think is best for their child, doesn't seem to me to be the appropriate thing to do."
Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition demanding Ashya be reunited with his parents.
(CD/IT)
Brett and Naghemeh King are being held in Madrid for taking Ashya, who has a brain tumour, from hospital.
Ashya, five, is currently being treated at the Materno-Infantil hospital in Malaga.
His parents and six brothers and sisters have been prevented from visiting him.
Mr Nick Clegg told Sky News: "I've got a five-year-old son and the idea of leaving him in a hospital with no contact with parents and siblings fills me, as I imagine it fills all parents, with horror.
"I would like to see the family reunited and then hopefully people can calmly make a decision about what should happen next.
"Throwing the full force of the law at two parents who in a state of despair and anguish are acting they say because that's what they think is best for their child, doesn't seem to me to be the appropriate thing to do."
Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition demanding Ashya be reunited with his parents.
(CD/IT)
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03 September 2014
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Ashya King's parents have been released from a Spanish jail. Brett and Naghemeh King were detained in prison after taking Ashya, five, who has a brain tumour, from a hospital in Southampton without permission. The Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop the case against the couple, and they were freed on Tuesday night.
Ashya King's Parents Released From Jail
Ashya King's parents have been released from a Spanish jail. Brett and Naghemeh King were detained in prison after taking Ashya, five, who has a brain tumour, from a hospital in Southampton without permission. The Crown Prosecution Service decided to drop the case against the couple, and they were freed on Tuesday night.
01 September 2014
Asyha King's Parents To Remain In Police Custody
The parents of five-year-old Ashya King are to remain in police custody, it has been reported. It is understood the couple, or the boy's six siblings, are allowed to visit him in hospital. The parents' extradition hearing, being held in Madrid, Spain, has now been adjourned for three days, Sky News has said.
Asyha King's Parents To Remain In Police Custody
The parents of five-year-old Ashya King are to remain in police custody, it has been reported. It is understood the couple, or the boy's six siblings, are allowed to visit him in hospital. The parents' extradition hearing, being held in Madrid, Spain, has now been adjourned for three days, Sky News has said.
29 August 2014
Major Police Hunt Launched After Boy Taken From Hospital
A major police hunt has begun after a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour, was taken by his family without consent from Southampton General Hospital. Police said that Ashya King was taken from the hospital by Brett King, 51, and Naghemeh King, 45, on Thursday. It is thought he may have been taken to France.
Major Police Hunt Launched After Boy Taken From Hospital
A major police hunt has begun after a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour, was taken by his family without consent from Southampton General Hospital. Police said that Ashya King was taken from the hospital by Brett King, 51, and Naghemeh King, 45, on Thursday. It is thought he may have been taken to France.
24 October 2014
Ashya King's Condition Improves
Brain cancer sufferer Ashya King is to complete his last sessions of proton therapy after his condition improved. The five-year-old is being treated at the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague. Ashya's parents sparked controversy after they took him out of a hospital in Southampton without permission.
Ashya King's Condition Improves
Brain cancer sufferer Ashya King is to complete his last sessions of proton therapy after his condition improved. The five-year-old is being treated at the Proton Therapy Centre (PTC) in Prague. Ashya's parents sparked controversy after they took him out of a hospital in Southampton without permission.
17 September 2014
Council Committee Chair Resigns In Ashya King Review Dispute
A dispute over how the case of brain tumour patient Ashya King is being reviewed has led to the resignation of the chairman of a Portsmouth City Council committee. Alistair Thompson has resigned his post, saying that his scrutiny management policy is being "blocked".
Council Committee Chair Resigns In Ashya King Review Dispute
A dispute over how the case of brain tumour patient Ashya King is being reviewed has led to the resignation of the chairman of a Portsmouth City Council committee. Alistair Thompson has resigned his post, saying that his scrutiny management policy is being "blocked".
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