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Megan Banner & Tim Hanlon

Doctor thought boy, 8, had 'typical bug' before discovery of a terminal brain tumour

A dad has told how a doctor thought his six-year-old son had a "typical bug" before he became "violently sick" and tragically died of a brain tumour.

Lochlan Peckham, of North Yorkshire died on May 2, 2021, and now his father Ross has run 55 miles in his memory for charity.

The youngster had gone for a doctor's check up in 2019 with his parents Ross and Sonia Peckham worried as he was sick and had been off school, reported YorkshireLive.

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