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A mother accused of trying to kill her severely disabled son walked free after a court heard she would give anything to have him back.
Mustafa 'Musti' Mehmetaliogullari, 10, weighed under 30kg when he was admitted to Royal Alex children's hospital in Brighton for the last time.
Single mother Pembe Mehmetaliogullari, 48, raised her adopted son alone after they were abandoned by her abusive husband.
Pembe Mehmetaliogullari, pictured outside Lewes Crown Court, said she would do anything to have her son here with her
She said: 'I would never do anything to hurt Musti, he was my life.'
Her son suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy which meant his complex health needs required care at all hours.
The boy also had severe scoliosis (curvature of the spine), could not swallow food and could only communicate by opening or closing his eyes.
When he slept, Musti had to be checked every 20mins.
Mrs Mehmetaliogullari, of Hove, was cleared of giving him painkillers prescribed to her in order to hasten his death as he lay dying at the Royal Alex children's hospital in Brighton.
Musti was admitted to hospital in Brighton after his mother found him unresponsive at home and dialled 999.
A Do Not Resuscitate order meant doctors would not try to bring him back to life.
Mustafa 'Musti' Mehmetaliogullari
