Sadness.
Breaking News: @DailyMail is reporting that #CharlieGard has died. pic.twitter.com/2lZjdSMfgq
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 28, 2017
DAILY MAIL – Eleven-month-old Charlie Gard, whose short life captured the hearts of the world, has died after suffering from a rare genetic condition which has seen him in hospital for the majority of his short life.
Charlie’s parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, fought a lengthy and emotional legal battle to take their severely ill baby son to the US for treatment, which was denied by judges.
Miss Yates said: ‘Our beautiful little boy has gone, we are so proud of you Charlie.’
Yesterday courts denied his parents the chance to take him home to die. The plight of Charlie Gard has seen hundreds of supporters – called Charlie’s Army – lending their voices and money to see the child given treatment with £1.35 million raised on an online fund-raising site.
Pope Francis and US president Donald Trump weighed into the debate, with the Vatican press office saying the pontiff prayed for ‘their wish to accompany and treat their child until the end is not neglected’.
The protracted legal battle saw the couple take their case to the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court – all of which ruled life support treatment should end and Charlie should be allowed to die with dignity.
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights refused to intervene in the case – and the couple said they had been denied their final wish to be able to take their son home to die and felt ‘let down’ following the lengthy legal battle.
The couple, of Bedfont, west London, ended their legal battle on July 24, in what they called the ‘most painful of decisions’ and their son was moved to a hospice on July 27 .
Rest in peace, Charlie. You are now in the presence of God who will keep you as His forever.