John was well into the third stage of the new "Halo" when he heard his mother crying down the hall.

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Next year, he left for Calcutta, but returned after a few months when he heard that his mother had a heart problem.

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At first he lived with his mother but the court heard that she threw him out after he stole a blu-ray recorder, a camcorder and a ring from her home.

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The boy's brother, aged 11, then returned home and the court heard that he did not seem surprised by his mother's condition.

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He was married, had children, and heard that his mother was dying.

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An inquest into the death of seven-week-old Axel Peanberg King heard his mother consulted doctors three times before he was correctly diagnosed.

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He did not learn that he did have cancer until he was transferred to the care of the specialist Christie hospital after his mother heard about its Teenage Cancer Unit and asked the doctors there to take on his care.

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Then his mother and Mr. Peters ordered him into his room, after which he heard a gunshot, the official said.

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The Old Bailey heard that he was struggling with debt at the time he sold the information, and had cared for his mother while she was suffering from cancer in 2008 and 2009.

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