The boy began crying because of the altitude change, and his mother tried to soothe him, court papers said.

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But as soon as the boy recovered, he was crying again for food, pleading with them all the time, no matter how the nurses fiddled with the bag that was supposed to keep him sated.

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Referring to the seven-year-old boy who was forced to eat custard when he was crying and gagging, the Teaching Agency said Mrs Whitfield's actions were "plainly inappropriate".

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Officer Joseph Sauer said the boy was naked but coherent and not crying when he kicked in the door and his partner lifted the youngster up by the arms and pulled him out of the overheated apartment.

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