Mr Weatherson's dad, Maurice Stevens, said he cannot believe the 'bad luck' his son is experiencing.
Ten days on, the former prisoner from Newcastle is yet to enjoy his freedom as his treatment continues in the Royal Victoria Infirmary.Credit: ITV Tyne Tees
Mr Weatherson was just 17 years old when he was convicted for trying to steal a coat and a mobile phone. He handed a controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence, a type of "indefinite" custodial punishment which has now been scrapped. He said: "I have had to re-learn everything, it's such a shock seeing how things are outside. The first thing was the money they gave us when I left. I had never handled plastic notes.
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