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Ashya King: Five-year-old arrives in Prague for proton beam therapy treatment | Ashya King: Five-year-old arrives in Prague for proton beam therapy treatment |
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Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King has arrived in Prague, having left hospital in Spain, where he will receive proton therapy treatment. | Five-year-old brain tumour patient Ashya King has arrived in Prague, having left hospital in Spain, where he will receive proton therapy treatment. |
Photos show the five-year-old arriving at the Motol hospital in Prague with his family. | Photos show the five-year-old arriving at the Motol hospital in Prague with his family. |
Doctors at the clinic in Prague met this morning to discuss his treatment. | Doctors at the clinic in Prague met 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." | 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." |
Footage from earlier today at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga showed the boy's father Brett standing next to an ambulance. | Footage from earlier today at the Materno Infantil hospital in Malaga showed the boy's father Brett standing next to an ambulance. |
Ashya with his mother in Prague 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 with his mother in Prague 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. | |
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 |