My 15-year-old son felt a sharp pain in his stomach…24 hours later he was paralysed from the neck down

A HEARTBROKEN mum recalled the moment her son cried out in pain “my arms feel like they’re on fire” and collapsed in their living room.

Ayuub Al-Asad, from Rochdale, Manchester, had initially complained of stomach pains before tragedy struck on March 19 this year.

Ayuub Al-Asad, 15, was rushed to hospital after experiencing stomach pains and collapsingwww.spinal.co.uk

The schoolboy also experienced a pins and needles sensation in his legs, until they eventually went heavy and numb.