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The adopted mum of a boy, who was forced to have his legs amputated due to the abuse he endured from his parents, says "GPs missed her cancer 14 times". ‌

Paula Hudgell made a safe and happy home for adopted son Tony, whose birth parents abused him so badly that his legs had to be amputated . ‌

The 58-year-old battled to bring in Tony’s Law - increasing sentences for child abuse and including a maximum life term for anyone who causes or allows the death of a child in their care. ‌

She received an OBE in 2022 for her services to the prevention of child abuse, while in 2024 Tony, then nine, became the youngest ever recipient of a New Year’s Honour - receiving the British Empire Medal for his services to the same cause, reports the Mirror .

And the family laun

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