A seriously ill boy whose parents removed him from a UK hospital against medical advice has been found in Spain after an international search.<br /><br />Five-year-old Ashya King suffers from a brain tumor. His parents wanted him to receive proton beam therapy in the Czech Republic, a treatment not offered by Britain’s health service.<br /><br />Brett King, Ashya’s father, released a video on his son’s YouTube channel pleading for the “ridiculous chase” to be called off.<br /><br />“We are not neglecting our son, he’s in perfectly good health.”<br /><br />“My son’s smiling, he’s happy,” he continued, “we are doing things as a family with him. We just want to be left in peace. He’s very sick. I just want to get on with his treatment.”<br /><br />British regional police feared the child’s life may have been at risk and launched an international appeal to find the boy.<br /><br />Ashya was spotted by hotel staff when the family stopped off on the way to the Czech Republic for the specialist treatment.<br /><br />“I saw the news and the reason why there were looking for the room, the urgency due to the health of the child,” explained the hotel’s receptionist. <br /><br />“So as soon I saw them I called my boss and we got in touch with the police. They arrived in a few minutes and they called an ambulance,” she added<br /><br />The boy was transferred to a high dependency unit at a Malaga hospital, however he was separated from his parents, something they wanted to avoid. <br /><br />They have been arrested.
