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British parents were arrested on suspicion of child cruelty and neglect after their 11-year-old boy tipped the scales at 210 pounds (95 kilograms).
Police in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, decided to step in after doctors sounded the alarm about the boys welfare following two visits to the doctor earlier this year. They said intervention at this level was "very rare," and was only initiated when other efforts to protect the childs welfare had proved unsuccessful.
The Sun reported that the boy, who stands at 5ft 1in, has a body mass index (BMI) of 41.8. 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 Britains National Health Service.
The shape of the tyke was cause for concern for teachers and doctors, leading to intervention by social services and ultimately police.
The parents were arrested in March on suspicion of child neglect and cruelty under section 1 of the Children's Act 1933. The father, 49, and the mother, 44, were later released on bail, a police spokeswoman said.
The family has since been reunited, and earlier this week, in a letter of intent, the couple agreed to whip their son into shape.
To be honest, I find this really sad and I hope the kid can lose most of the weight. That's not healthy at all to weigh that much at such a young age.
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Well the parents should of been watching what their son has been eating and really should of talked to him about not eating alot of junk food.
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What absolute nonsense.
The kid knows that eating a load of crap is going to make him overweight, they can't force feed him vegetables or make him exercise. Arresting the parents for this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
The kid knows that eating a load of crap is going to make him overweight, they can't force feed him vegetables or make him exercise. Arresting the parents for this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
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This is very sad and surprising. I hope the kid can lose some weight.
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Ah man, hope the child all the best to lose weight!
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Literate wrote this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
Lmfao.
It's not like that at all.
If this kid wasn't so young, only then would I consider this non-sense.
The kid will eat what is given to him.
He's not even old enough to have a car to buy his own food so only his parents are to blame.
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Lavish wroteLiterate wrote this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
Lmfao.
It's not like that at all.
If this kid wasn't so young, only then would I consider this non-sense.
The kid will eat what is given to him.
He's not even old enough to have a car to buy his own food so only his parents are to blame.
Who are you to judge their parenting? Do you have kids? The kid might be refusing to eat healthy food, if he wants it he should ask for it. What do you think he's sitting there begging to be given healthy food? Of course not. It says in the article that arresting the parents is only a final measure, I'm pretty sure they've already tried getting him to eat healthy food, and if it's so much the parents fault why did they decide to take him to the doctors about it?
It's obviously the kid not eating healthily because he doesn't want to, and unless they live in the middle of nowhere, he doesn't need a car to go and buy his own food.
If he's so hugely deprived of good food he should get on a paper round, earn his own money and then walk to the shop and buy some himself.
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Literate wroteLavish wroteLiterate wrote this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
Lmfao.
It's not like that at all.
If this kid wasn't so young, only then would I consider this non-sense.
The kid will eat what is given to him.
He's not even old enough to have a car to buy his own food so only his parents are to blame.
Who are you to judge their parenting? Do you have kids? The kid might be refusing to eat healthy food, if he wants it he should ask for it. What do you think he's sitting there begging to be given healthy food? Of course not. It says in the article that arresting the parents is only a final measure, I'm pretty sure they've already tried getting him to eat healthy food, and if it's so much the parents fault why did they decide to take him to the doctors about it?
It's obviously the kid not eating healthily because he doesn't want to, and unless they live in the middle of nowhere, he doesn't need a car to go and buy his own food.
If he's so hugely deprived of good food he should get on a paper round, earn his own money and then walk to the shop and buy some himself.
You're basically saying we should treat this 11 year old CHILD like an adult.
Making him make his own decisions.
He is a child.
His parents should be parents and "take control" if they are acting like you're saying.
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Yes arresting the parents is bad, its no one else but the kids fault he is fat. end off.
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Lavish wroteLiterate wroteLavish wroteLiterate wrote this is like arresting the parents of a thief. They know the consequences, it's their fault.
Lmfao.
It's not like that at all.
If this kid wasn't so young, only then would I consider this non-sense.
The kid will eat what is given to him.
He's not even old enough to have a car to buy his own food so only his parents are to blame.
Who are you to judge their parenting? Do you have kids? The kid might be refusing to eat healthy food, if he wants it he should ask for it. What do you think he's sitting there begging to be given healthy food? Of course not. It says in the article that arresting the parents is only a final measure, I'm pretty sure they've already tried getting him to eat healthy food, and if it's so much the parents fault why did they decide to take him to the doctors about it?
It's obviously the kid not eating healthily because he doesn't want to, and unless they live in the middle of nowhere, he doesn't need a car to go and buy his own food.
If he's so hugely deprived of good food he should get on a paper round, earn his own money and then walk to the shop and buy some himself.
You're basically saying we should treat this 11 year old CHILD like an adult.
Making him make his own decisions.
He is a child.
His parents should be parents and "take control" if they are acting like you're saying.
Take control and do what? If they force fed him they'd be arrested for child abuse. If they made him go and exercise they'd be arrested for child abuse. He's 11, not 3, he knows what's good for him and what isn't.
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