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Vassia Barba

Single dad 'completely lost' after boy, 9, dies just days after taken into care

A single dad says he feels "completely lost" after his only child, a nine-year-old diabetic boy, died just a few days after he was taken into care.

Richard Blodgett was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from Arizona's child welfare agency in the US delivered the news that his son was brain dead and on life support.

Jakob was his only son, a "darn cute" curious 9-year-old who loved remote control cars and video games.

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