Boy With Brain Tumour Taken From Hospital

Police have launched a major investigation to find a boy with a brain tumour, taken without consent from hospital by his parents.

Hampshire Constabulary said "there are serious concerns" for the life of Ashya King as he needs constant medical care.

CCTV captures Ashya being taken from the hospital in his wheelchair

Officers said his parents - Brett King, 51, and Naghemeh King, 45, - boarded a cross-Channel ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg at 4pm yesterday.

The parents went with Ashya's six siblings, officers said.

Police said Ashya was taken from Southampton General Hospital at around 2pm yesterday by his family, who live in St David's Road, Southsea, Portsmouth.

Ashya needs 24 hour medical attention, say police (pic Naveed King)

CCTV images captured the moment the boy was wheeled out of the hospital, apparently by his father.

Ashya is still likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile, a police spokesman said.

The family, believed to be Jehovah's Witnesses, are travelling in a grey-coloured Hyundai I800 Style CRDI, registration KP60 HWK.

The family boarded a ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg They arrived in France at roughly 8pm Police believe the family are still in France

Police said they arrived in France at 8pm local time last night and are still thought to be in the country.

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.

Ashya with his father in hospital (pic: Naveed King)

"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."

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.

Ashya King was being cared for at Southampton General Hospital

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.

Hampshire Police have launched a social media campaign to find Ashya

"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.

"And when we look back in 10 years' time when you're 15, we can actually see that things have changed for the better.

"Just because they're bad at one point doesn't mean they'll always be bad.

Ashya with his mother Naghemeh (pic Naveed King)

"I love you so much. I can't wait to see you."

Naveed also posted footage of a visit to his brother in hospital, having to cut away as the young boy breaks down in tears.

On August 18 he posted an update on Facebook signed "King family", saying Ashya had been "progressing slowly but continuously with only minor problems along the way".

Father Brett King is thought to have taken the boy from hospital

The post included several pictures, one showing Ashya with his mother and another of a large stitched wound at the back of the boy's head and neck.

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.

A spokesman for Brittany Ferries confirmed the family had travelled on board its cross-Channel ferry and the company was assisting Hampshire Police with its inquiries.

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."

Anyone with information about Ashya's whereabouts should contact Hampshire Constabulary on 101, quoting Operation Aquilion.

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