Cork's Adam King spent Easter in hospital with broken bone

Adam is happy to be home now but very sore, his father, David King wrote in a social media post on Sunday night
Cork's Adam King spent Easter in hospital with broken bone

Adam King won the hearts of the country after his appearance on the Late Late Toy Show and gifting his 'Virtual Hug' to host Ryan Tubridy. Picture: Andres Poveda Photography.

Cork's aspiring Capcom astronaut Adam King was hospitalised with a broken bone over the Easter Weekend and received treatment in Cork University Hospital (CUH) for a fractured femur. 

The six-year-old was born osteogenesis imperfecta type 3, the most severe form of the condition which causes brittle bones.

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