By Natalie Rahhal Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:14 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 17:14 BST, 10 April 2019
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Boston Children's Hospital is suing a Saudi Arabian prince for $3.5 million in medical bills for a child whose care he offered to pay for.
Prince Abdelilah bin Abdelaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Faisal Al Saud is being sued for allegedly dodging charges related to a two-year-old Saudi girl.
The little girl suffers from type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a rare and devastating genetic movement disorder and her family could not afford the treatment, which was only available in the US.
Her ongoing treatment has cost about $4 million, and yet the prince has not made good on his heroic promise to pay up the full sum, according to the lawsuit Boston Children's Hospital filed against him on Tuesday.
Boston Children's Hospital (pictured) is suing a Saudi Prince for $3.5 million in medical bills after he allegedly got a two-year-old girl with a movement disorder admitted on the promise he would sponsor her care - but since November 2017, he's only paid $750,000
The Prince - as he is referred to throughout the
