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| Subject: British parents arrested on cruelty charges over son's weight Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:52 am | |
| The parents of an 11-year-old boy were arrested in Britain on suspicion of neglect and child cruelty after authorities grew alarmed about the child's weight.
The boy, who like his parents was not identified, weighed about 95 kg (210 pounds). Doctors and social workers concerned about his welfare had called police after he was brought in twice for treatment, The Sun newspaper reported Friday.
The parents were arrested in March after being questioned by police in King's Lynn, in Norfolk. The father, 49, and the mother, 44, were released on bail, a police spokeswoman said.
The family was reunited, and this week, in a letter of intent, the couple agreed to improve their son's health.
The boy is 155 cm (5 feet 1 inch) with a body mass index of 41.8, the newspaper reported. That is higher than what is classified as obese for an average adult male and is "very overweight" for a boy his age, according to Britain's National Health Service.
http://www.theage.com.au/world/british-parents-arrested-on-cruelty-charges-over-sons-weight-20140607-zs0hp.html |
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