Two charities have withdrawn support for the repatriation of a sick toddler following concerns over her father’s motives.

Mediaviation and the children’s charity Angelbear disassociated themselves from Amy Lobbin and her father David over financial worries.

Amy’s plight was made public after doctors in Thailand, where she is living with Mr Lobbin, said they could no longer provide adequate treatment for her.

Mr Lobbin, 41, was advised to bring Amy back to the UK where she could be treated for a string of serious illnesses, including water on the brain, tuberculosis and meningitis.

He had tried to raise the £28,000 to fly her back to the UK from Thailand where he was working in the pharmaceutical industry.

But, according to the charities, Mr Lobbin became angry when he received an email telling him money that was donated to have his daughter brought home would not be going directly to him.

Instead the money was going to be held with Mediaviation so Amy’s repatriation could go ahead.

A spokesman for Angelbear said: “We were approached to help the Lobbin family and rallied a fantastic team of organisations whom we worked in partnership with, to raise the money necessary to fly Amy back to London for lifesaving treatment.

“Due to circumstances beyond our control we had no option but to remove ourselves from the case.

“We naturally wish Amy a speedy recovery and safe return to the UK.”

Mr Lobbin said: “I texted Melanie at Angelbear that someone from the fundraising team sent an email saying ‘No money would be released to family under any circumstance’ and this contradicted statements to me that I would be ‘Repaid for medical expense proven with valid receipts’.

“I told Mel that I had contacted a solicitor to look into who was sending contradictory emails.

“I never said I would sue anyone for any reason.

“Then (I received) nasty messages accusing me of misusing their money.”