bɹˈɛt kˈɪŋ klˈeɪmd ðɪs wʌz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd tɹˈiːtmənt ʌv kˌiːmoʊθˈɛɹəpi ænd fˈoʊtɑːn bˈiːm ɹˌeɪdɪˈeɪʃən θˈɛɹəpi wˌɪtʃ hiː fˈɪɹd wʊd ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪn bɹˈeɪn dˈæmɪdʒ tʊ ˈæʃɪə.
Brett King claimed this was in order to avoid the proposed treatment of chemotherapy and photon beam radiation therapy which he feared would result in brain damage to Ashya.