An obese eight-year-old boy may be taken into care today for the sake of his health.
Connor McCreadie, who is 14 stone, is four times the weight of an average child.
His diet includes curry, burgers, chocolate biscuits, and he has chips with most meals.
The boy’s mother Nicola McKeown, 35, insists she has asked for help in persuading him to lose weight.
But social workers say his weight is a form of child abuse.
The youngster is a target for bullies
Miss McKeown will today meet specialists from North Tyneside Council to discuss what steps should be taken before Connor develops health problems.
The schoolboy, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, featured on Tonight with Trevor McDonald exploring childhood obesity.
Film crews from the show followed the youngster’s day-to-day life for a month.
Connor has difficulty dressing and washing himself, misses school regularly because of poor health and is a target for bullies.
“People pick on us because of my weight. They call us fat. It makes us feel sick of the nutters always shouting at us,” he said.
