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British Parents Reunited With Ill Child After Arrest in Spain After Arrest, British Couple Reunite With Ill Son
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LONDON — The parents of a 5-year-old boy with a brain tumor who were arrested after taking him out of Britain to seek alternative treatment were reunited with him on Wednesday following their release from a Spanish prison. LONDON — The parents of a 5-year-old boy with a brain tumor who were arrested after taking him out of Britain to seek alternative treatment were reunited with him on Wednesday after their release from a Spanish prison.
British prosecutors have dropped their arrest warrant against the couple, Brett and Naghmeh King, and the hospital in charge of care for their son, Ashya, has signaled that it will approve the treatment the Kings had lobbied for in the first place. But Ashya remains a ward of the British court, leaving him and any decisions about his treatment in the hands of the British authorities. British prosecutors have dropped their arrest warrant against the couple, Brett and Naghmeh King, while the hospital in charge of care for their son, Ashya, has signaled that it would approve the treatment the Kings had lobbied for in the first place. But Ashya remains a ward of the British court, leaving him and any decisions about his treatment in the hands of the British authorities.
His case has caused a public outcry in Britain, where 130,000 people signed a petition calling for the boy to be reunited with his parents. The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said a cancer specialist would be flown to Spain to give the Kings advice on the best course of action. Prime Minister David Cameron joined the fray, saying that he believed that the couple were trying to “do the very best” for Ashya. His case has caused a public outcry in Britain, where 130,000 people signed a petition calling for the boy to be reunited with his parents. The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said a cancer specialist would be flown to Spain to give the Kings advice on the best course of action. Prime Minister David Cameron joined the fray, saying that he believed the couple were trying to “do the very best” for Ashya.
“What the prime minister of England and the health minister said hasn’t worked, because me and my wife don’t have custody,” Mr. King was quoted as saying on Wednesday by The Guardian outside the hospital in Málaga, Spain, where Ashya is being treated.“What the prime minister of England and the health minister said hasn’t worked, because me and my wife don’t have custody,” Mr. King was quoted as saying on Wednesday by The Guardian outside the hospital in Málaga, Spain, where Ashya is being treated.
The Kings believe that the alternative treatment, proton beam therapy, is their son’s best hope. The treatment, which targets tumors more directly than radiotherapy, is not yet available for patients with brain tumors in Britain but is sometimes paid for by the National Health Service abroad.The Kings believe that the alternative treatment, proton beam therapy, is their son’s best hope. The treatment, which targets tumors more directly than radiotherapy, is not yet available for patients with brain tumors in Britain but is sometimes paid for by the National Health Service abroad.
Mr. King said that doctors at University Hospital Southampton had previously blocked their attempt to enroll Ashya for the treatment in the Czech Republic. The Kings took Ashya out of the hospital without the consent of doctors and traveled to Spain, where they were planning to sell an apartment to raise funds for the Czech treatment privately.Mr. King said that doctors at University Hospital Southampton had previously blocked their attempt to enroll Ashya for the treatment in the Czech Republic. The Kings took Ashya out of the hospital without the consent of doctors and traveled to Spain, where they were planning to sell an apartment to raise funds for the Czech treatment privately.
But the British police issued a European arrest warrant alleging parental neglect and expressing concern that the boy’s life might be at risk. The Kings were arrested near Málaga on Saturday. At an extradition hearing in Madrid on Monday, they refused to return to Britain. They were released Tuesday after British prosecutors withdrew their warrant, saying that the risk to Ashya’s life “was not as great or immediate as had been originally thought.” But the British police issued a European arrest warrant alleging parental neglect and expressing concern that the boy’s life might be at risk. The Kings were arrested near Málaga on Saturday. At an extradition hearing in Madrid on Monday, they refused to return to Britain.
They were released Tuesday after British prosecutors withdrew their warrant, saying that the risk to Ashya’s life “was not as great or immediate as had been originally thought.”
“We want to help our son get through this bad time because he hasn’t got too many months to live,” an emotional Mr. King said at a news conference after he and his wife were released. “We’re just trying to speed things up to help him.”“We want to help our son get through this bad time because he hasn’t got too many months to live,” an emotional Mr. King said at a news conference after he and his wife were released. “We’re just trying to speed things up to help him.”