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Keller, E. (2026, October 10). Mom says thieves stole her purse with life-saving medicine from back of son’s wheelchair at Texas State Fair. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mom-purse-stolen-son-medication-texas-state-fair-b3064367.html
Keller, Erin. “Mom says thieves stole her purse with life-saving medicine from back of son’s wheelchair at Texas State Fair.” The Independent, 10 Oct. 2026, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mom-purse-stolen-son-medication-texas-state-fair-b3064367.html.
Keller, Erin. “Mom says thieves stole her purse with life-saving medicine from back of son’s wheelchair at Texas State Fair.” The Independent, October 10, 2026. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mom-purse-stolen-son-medication-texas-state-fair-b3064367.html.
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A 3-year-old boy named Devin Cervantes, who has terminal stage IV brain cancer and is in hospice care, had his life-saving seizure medication stolen from his wheelchair at the Texas State Fair on October 6. His single mother, Kayla Price, was momentarily distracted while checking on her older son, leaving her purse hanging from the back of Devin's wheelchair unattended. The purse contained two doses of critical seizure medication worth nearly $2,000 and around $1,500 in cash. Despite undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy, Devin remains cheerful but relies heavily on his medication to prevent seizures. After reporting the theft to the Dallas Police Department, Price expressed deep concern about her son's wellbeing without the necessary medicine.