A "major investigation" is under way in Britain to find a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour, after he taken by his parents from hospital, without the blessing of doctors.
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INTERPOL issues global alert for missing British boy
LYON, France – At the request of UK authorities INTERPOL has issued a Yellow Notice, or missing persons alert, for a five-year-old British boy removed from a hospital by his parents.
Ashya King who has a brain tumour, was taken from Southampton General Hospital at around 2pm on Thursday 28 August by his parents, 51-year-old Brett King and 45-year-old Naghemeh King. Ashya, his parents and his six siblings then boarded a ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg in France, and are travelling in a grey Hyundai 1800 style CRDI registration KP60 HWK.
There are serious concerns for Ashya’s health, he is immobile and likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, and cannot communicate verbally.
The Yellow Notice was issued at the request of INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau (NCB) in Manchester and has been circulated to all 190 member countries.
Detective Superintendent Dick Pearson of Hampshire Major Investigation team which is leading the investigation said: “If we do not locate Ashya today there are serious concerns for his life. He is receiving constant medical care within the UK due to recent surgery and ongoing medical issues. Without this specialist 24 hour care Ashya is at risk of additional health complications which place him at substantial risk.”
The family are believed to be in France and anyone with information on their whereabouts is requested to contact their local police or Hampshire Constabulary in the UK on 0044 1962 841 534.
INTERPOL Yellow Notices are circulated to help locate missing persons, especially minors, or to help identify persons who are not able to identify themselves.
INTERPOL’s 24-hour Command and Coordination Centre at its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon is treating all incoming information relating to the case as high priority, and will maintain constant communication with NCB Manchester to ensure that any vital identifying information is immediately shared and acted upon.
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*Interpol has issued a global alert for a desperately ill boy with a brain tumour who officials believe was kidnapped from hospital by his parents, dramatically ratcheting up the hunt for the five-year-old.
"At the request of UK authorities Interpol has issued a Yellow Notice, or missing persons alert, for a five-year-old British boy removed from a hospital by his parents," the international police organisation said in a statement.
Earlier, UK police said they are working with their French counterparts to find a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was taken away from hospital by his parents.
Ashya King's parents took him from a hospital in Southampton, southern England, yesterday without doctors' consent and along with his six siblings boarded a ferry to the French port of Cherbourg the same day, a police spokesman said.
The spokesman said the boy's life was at "substantial risk" as he needed constant medical care following recent surgery, adding that he was likely in a wheelchair or buggy as he cannot move.
"We are working with our counterparts in France to activate their emergency child rescue alert procedures," he said.
Police said Ashya was taken from Southampton General Hospital at around 2pm yesterday by his family.
Ashya is likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile, a police spokesman said.
The family are travelling in a grey-coloured Hyundai I800 Style CRDI, registration KP60 HWK, and they are still believed to be in France.
Police said they arrived in France at 8pm local time yesterday.
It was unclear what motivated the parents to take their son away.
* "Time is running out" for a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour who was taken from hospital by his parents, police say.
Hampshire Constabulary said "there are serious concerns" for the life of Ashya King as he needs constant medical care.
Interpol have issued a Yellow Notice missing persons alert for the missing boy who police say has been taken to France.
The notice was issued at the request of UK authorities and has been circulated to all of Interpol's 190 member countries.
British police say Ashya was operated on seven days ago, and had been fed through a tube in his hospital bed.
Assistant Chief Constable Chris Shead told a news conference: "The feeding system is battery operated and that battery will run out today.
"It is vital that we find Ashya today. His health will deteriorate rapidly."
He added: "Time is running out for this little boy. We need to find him and we need to find him urgently.
"The information we have received from his medical team at Southampton General Hospital is that he must continue to be fed via a tube by someone with the relevant medical training.
"If he doesn't receive urgent medical care, or the wrong treatment is given, his condition will become life-threatening."
Ashya was taken from his ward bed at around 2pm on Thursday. CCTV images captured him being wheeled from the hospital by his father Brett King.
Mr King, 51, and his wife Naghemeh King, 45, boarded a cross-Channel ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg at 4pm with Ashya and six siblings.
Mr Shead said the six-and-a-half-hour gap between Ashya being taken from hospital and police being called would be looked at "further down the line".
Appealing directly to the family, Mr Shead said: "Our message to you is 'please take Ashya to the nearest hospital immediately'.
"We understand this must be an awful time for you but the most important thing is to get the proper medical care for Ashya.
"Please work with us to provide Ashya that care."
Mr Shead said he was unable to confirm whether a return ferry ticket had been booked, saying it was a line of inquiry.
The sick child is still likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile, a police spokesman said.
They arrived in France at roughly 8pm local time on Thursday and are still thought to be in the country.
Hampshire Police are working with officers in France to activate their emergency child rescue alert procedures to locate the family.
Meanwhile, Guy Canonici, the president of the Jehovah's Witnesses in France, has told Sky News he has put over 1,000 Kingdom Halls (places of worship) on alert for the missing boy.
He said so far no one has come forward with any information.
TV channels and newspaper websites in France have urged motorists to look out for the right-hand drive English car carrying Ashya
A Southampton hospital spokesman said police have been provided with a detailed medical report on Ashya so any hospital he is taken to can provide care.
The spokesman said Ashya was a long term patient who was permitted to leave the ward under the supervision of his parents as part of his ongoing rehabilitation.
"When the length of time he had been absent became a cause of concern to staff yesterday afternoon they contacted police after a search of the site and attempts to contact the family were unsuccessful," the spokesman said.
In a video posted on YouTube last month, Naveed King said his little brother Ashya had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and was undergoing emergency surgery.
Speaking into the camera in a message directly to Ashya , he said: "I haven't slept. I've been awake all night worrying.
"We love you so much. We're all here for you. Everyone is praying for you. We just want to see your smile again.
"No kid at the age of five deserves to have a brain tumour.
"Let's just hope the doctors know what they're doing and they know exactly where to operate and what to take out, and they take everything out and you can be better."
Naveed, whose Instagram profile says he is 20, describes himself as a Jehovah's Witness on the social networking site.
Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds but are open to other medical procedures.
Ashya's paternal grandmother, Patricia King, said his parents were "wonderful" and had been left beside themselves at their child's plight.
Speaking from her home in Southsea, she said of her son: "He's the most caring and wonderful father you could ever have. The kids love him."
She said she last spoke to her son "quite a while ago", adding: "He wouldn't have told me anything because he wouldn't want me to know anything in case I got involved in it all."
She said she did not know whether Ashya's illness was terminal, saying: "I knew he was seriously ill, we all knew that."
Anyone with information about Ashya's whereabouts should contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101, quoting Operation Aquilion.
--------*(Hampshire Constabulary said: "We are working with our counterparts in France to activate their emergency child rescue alert procedures to locate the family as soon as possible.
"If we do not locate Ashya today there are serious concerns for his life.
Photo issued by police of Ashya King, who was taken by his parents from hospital in Southampton without doctors' blessing. Photograph: Hampshire police/PA
*A "major investigation" is under way, including a social media campaign, to find a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour after he was taken by his parents from hospital without the consent of doctors.
CCTV footage showed Ashya King being taken in his wheelchair by his father Brett King in a wheelchair from Southampton General Hospital at around 2pm yesterday.
His family, including his mother Naghemeh King, and six siblings then boarded a ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg in northern France.
Hampshire Constabulary said there are serious concerns for the boy's life as he needs constant medical care.
Detective Superintendent Dick Pearson, of the Hampshire Major Investigation Team, said Ashya King "needs to be taken to a medical facility for his urgent health requirements as soon as he is located."
He urged Facebook and Twitter users to help track down the family, as the force tweeted images of the parents and posted a picture of the type of car they are travelling in.
GO TO: POLICE: TWITTER LINKS TO PHOTOS OF PARENTS:
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https://twitter.com/hantspolice/status/505237953778810880
Police said the family, who live in St David's Road, Southsea, arrived in France at 8pm local time on Thursday night.
Ashya is likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile, a police spokesman said.
The family are travelling in a grey-coloured Hyundai I800 Style CRDI, registration KP60 HWK, and they are still believed to be in France.
In a statement Hampshire Constabulary said: "We are working with our counterparts in France to activate their emergency child rescue alert procedures to locate the family as soon as possible.
"If we do not locate Ashya today there are serious concerns for his life. He is receiving constant medical care within the UK due to recent surgery and ongoing medical issues.
"Without this specialist 24-hour care Ashya is at risk of additional health complications which place him at substantial risk."
Anyone with information about Ashya's whereabouts should contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101, quoting Operation Aquilion.
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"He is receiving constant medical care within the UK due to recent surgery".)
"He is receiving constant medical care within the UK due to recent surgery".)
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Police said "there are serious concerns" for the life of Ashya King as he needs constant medical care. Officers said his parents boarded a cross-Channel ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg at 4pm yesterday with Ashya's six siblings.
Police said "there are serious concerns" for the life of Ashya King as he needs constant medical care. Officers said his parents boarded a cross-Channel ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg at 4pm yesterday with Ashya's six siblings.
Police said Ashya was taken from Southampton General Hospital at around 2pm yesterday by his family.
Ashya is likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile, a police spokesman said.
The family are travelling in a grey-coloured Hyundai I800 Style CRDI, registration KP60 HWK, and they are still believed to be in France.
Police said they arrived in France at 8pm local time last night.
Hampshire Constabulary said: "We are working with our counterparts in France to activate their emergency child rescue alert procedures to locate the family as soon as possible.
"If we do not locate Ashya today there are serious concerns for his life. He is receiving constant medical care within the UK due to recent surgery and ongoing medical issues.
"Without this specialist 24-hour care Ashya is at risk of additional health complications which place him at substantial risk."
Detective Superintendent Dick Pearson, of the Hampshire Major Investigation Team, said: "He needs to be taken to a medical facility for his urgent health requirements as soon as he is located.
"We have also launched a social media appeal and would urge everyone to share this appeal, particularly if you have friends and relatives in France and bordering countries."
Police have released an image of Ashya being wheeled out of Southampton General Hospital by his father yesterday, as well as pictures of his parents and the type of vehicle they used to flee the UK.
Anyone with information about Ashya's whereabouts should contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101, quoting Operation Aquilion. : IN IRELAND: www.garda.ie
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