ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, bɹˈɛt ænd nˈæɡhɪmˌeɪ kˈɪŋ tˈʊk ðɛɹ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹˈoʊld sˈʌn ˈæʃɪə fɹʌmðə hˈɑːspɪɾəl, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz bˌiːɪŋ tɹˈiːɾᵻd fɔːɹ mˌɛdəlˌɑːblɐstˈoʊmə, wɪðˌaʊt dˈɑːktɚz nˈɑːlɪdʒ.
In August 2014, Brett and Naghemeh King took their 5-year-old son Ashya from the hospital, where he was being treated for medulloblastoma, without doctor's knowledge.