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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Charlotte Penketh-King & Kieren Williams

Doctors told boy his symptoms were 'attention seeking' but it was dangerous tumour

A doctor allegedly told a young boy and his parents that his symptoms were just “attention seeking” but they turned out to be result of a life-threatening plum-sized tumour.

Arthur Ridout spent months travelling back and forth to the doctors with his parents begging them to take the three-year-old’s symptoms seriously.

His mum, Lauren, regularly took the tot to the hospital after he repeatedly complained about dizzy spells, nausea, and headaches.

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