Police have confirmed there is a European arrest warrant out for the parents of a seriously ill boy who was taken out of hospital against medical advice on Thursday and is thought to be in Spain.
Hampshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Chris Shead said the warrant was sought in order to give police the power to talk to the parents of five-year-old Ashya King, once they are found.
He stressed the warrant should not discourage the parents from coming forward as the priority remained the health and safety of missing Ashya, who has a brain tumour and needs to be fed through a tube.
Mr Shead confirmed the battery on Ashya’s feeding mechanism “will have expired” and that police have a “shrinking window” to find him.
In a direct appeal to his parents Brett and Naghemeh King, he urged them not to attempt to deliver the urgent care Ashya needs themselves, as it requires specialist training and facilities.
Without it Ashya will start to dehydrate and his condition will deteriorate, Mr Shead said.
It is not known whether the King family have spare batteries for the machine which administers food, the knowledge, or any way of recharging the battery.
Sky News’ Enda Brady, in Southampton, said the arrest warrant indicates police are becoming increasingly exasperated with Ashya’s parents who have had three days to come forward.
Mr Shead said British police were working closely with Spanish authorities after receiving positive information to suggest the family may be travelling to Marbella.
He said there had been no further sightings since their car was spotted on Friday prompting police to expand their search into Spain.
It is thought the family has strong links to the Marbella area and may even have a holiday home there.
He again urged hospitals in Spain and throughout Europe to look for someone matching the little boy’s description or symptoms to see if he has been admitted.
Ashya’s family took him from Southampton General Hospital, where he was receiving treatment, at around 2pm on Thursday and travelled on a ferry to Cherbourg, France, two hours later.
The little boy is in a wheelchair and is being fed through a tube. He has undergone “extensive surgery” – with his last operation seven days ago.
Police were told by the hospital that the little boy was missing at 8.35pm that day – more than six hours after he was taken by his parents who are Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The family, from Southsea, are travelling in a grey Hyundai I800 Style CRDI registration KP60 HWK.
Interpol has sent out a missing persons alert to its 190 member countries as concerns for the boy’s welfare have grown.
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Arrest Warrant For Missing Ashya's Parents
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