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Mother says 'leave my son to die'

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The Dorset mother of a severely disabled boy being kept alive on a ventilator has asked for him to be allowed to die naturally.

Nine-year-old William Townsend is completely paralysed, partially sighted, is fed through a tube and needs constant care.

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