The proton clinic in Prague is ready to treat Ashya King and clinicians there have received the five-year-olds medical notes. Clinicians there have been in contact with Ashyas specialists at Southampton Hospital, who have agreed to refer him to the clinic after two cycles of chemotherapy in the UK, which is likely to take several weeks. We have agreed that proton therapy is a suitable method of treatment for Ashya, said Dr Jiri Kubes, head of proton therapy at Proton Therapy Center Czech. His parents, Brett and Naghemeh, took Ashya out of the country so he could receive alternative proton beam therapy in the Czech capital. They will be reunited with their son later today after being released from a Spanish jail following the Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) decision to drop the case against them. Mr King says they are relieved to be free and are looking forward to seeing their son again. An international arrest warrant was issued after Mr and Mrs King took Ashya from Southampton General Hospital, where he was being treated for a brain tumour. They were detained on Saturday near Malaga and taken to Madrid, where they were kept in separate jails, pending an extradition hearing. The decision by the CPS on Tuesday to take no further action came after Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joined growing calls for the family to be reunited. Mr Cameron welcomed the news of the Kings release, saying it was important this little boy gets treatment and the love of his family. Sanjay Ganatra, a family friend, told Sky News their release was a victory for common sense. He organised a petition calling for their release along with 16-year-old Ethan Dallas, a friend of Ashyas brother Naveed, which attracted almost 200,000 signatures by 5pm on Tuesday.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:19:27 +0000
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