Boy, 12, told to ‘stop moaning’ before being diagnosed with leukaemia following back pain

Stephen McAlley, 43, is an Operations Manager for Network Rail living in Warrington, and said his son Ollie complained of tiredness and pain in his lower back, but the father-of-three told him to "stop moaning" - (Collect/PA Real Life)

A young boy was told by his dad to ‘stop moaning’ after complaining of symptoms that would later be diagnosed as cancer.

Stephen McAlley, 43, originally dismissed 12-year-old Ollie’s back pain and fatigue as the flu. Saying it was a classic case of ‘man-up’.