beep

Mr Brown said he also heard “a few beeps” on the fire alarm.

Verbal abuse, wolf whistles, beeps from cars and inappropriate comments.

But at its beating, beeping heart is a profound parenting parable akin to “The Giving Tree.”

It beeped during mealtimes, when Bach gave his food to fellow detainees because eating without insulin could cause his blood glucose level to spike to dangerous levels.

No cries or gurgles, the unnerving silence in the room is only broken by the high-pitched beeps of a pulse rate monitor.