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| Ashya King: Five-year-old leaves Spanish hospital to fly to Prague for proton beam therapy treatment | |
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| Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King has left hospital in Spain and is expected to travel to Prague, where he will receive proton therapy treatment. | Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King has left hospital in Spain and is expected to travel to Prague, where he will receive proton therapy treatment. |
| Footage at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga showed the boy's father Brett standing next to an ambulance. | Footage at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga showed the boy's father Brett standing next to an ambulance. |
| Doctors at the clinic in Prague were meeting this morning to discuss his treatment. | Doctors at the clinic in Prague were meeting this morning to discuss his treatment. |
| Southern Malaga's Children's and Maternity Hospital said late yesterday that its medical directors had met with five-year-old Ashya’s parents and had agreed the transfer could begin "in the next few hours." The hospital said Ashya is in a stable condition and able to fly to Prague for "alternative treatment." | Southern Malaga's Children's and Maternity Hospital said late yesterday that its medical directors had met with five-year-old Ashya’s parents and had agreed the transfer could begin "in the next few hours." The hospital said Ashya is in a stable condition and able to fly to Prague for "alternative treatment." |
| Ashya was removed from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August by his parents, Brett and Naghmeh King, against doctors’ advice following a disagreement over his treatment. | Ashya was removed from Southampton General Hospital on 28 August by his parents, Brett and Naghmeh King, against doctors’ advice following a disagreement over his treatment. |
| The Kings took Ashya, along with his six siblings, to Spain sparking an international manhunt. | The Kings took Ashya, along with his six siblings, to Spain sparking an international manhunt. |
| They were arrested in Spain on Saturday but were released four days later after British prosecutors withdrew an international arrest warrant. | They were arrested in Spain on Saturday but were released four days later after British prosecutors withdrew an international arrest warrant. |
| Since then, the British High Court granted the Kings’ permission to pursue the treatment, provided they could cover the cost and started soon. | Since then, the British High Court granted the Kings’ permission to pursue the treatment, provided they could cover the cost and started soon. |
| Kids’n’Cancer, a charity which raises money to pay for children to have treatment, set up an online page after hearing about the family’s situation and says they have been inundated with donations. | Kids’n’Cancer, a charity which raises money to pay for children to have treatment, set up an online page after hearing about the family’s situation and says they have been inundated with donations. |
| Four days ago, the Telegraph reported the Kings had accepted a mystery donor’s offer to fund Ashya’s proton beam therapy. | Four days ago, the Telegraph reported the Kings had accepted a mystery donor’s offer to fund Ashya’s proton beam therapy. |
| Additional reporting from PA | Additional reporting from PA |