It appears based on reporting that the appeals court has denied appeal applications by both the mother and the father:
BREAK: Court of Appeal rejects appeal application by #AlfieEvans father
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Appeal application by mother also rejected #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane: This is awful for everyone concerned. We are in the middle of palliative care plan at Alder Hey Hospital. I can see no basis that judge was wrong.
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Ugh. The courts uphold the socialist government NHS system afterall and dash the hopes of little Alfie’s family.
What’s amazing is that the hospital legal team actually made this comment:
Hospital legal team: “The tragedy for the parents is that Alfie does look like a happy and healthy child.” #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Here’s the many other tweets on how this went down in the courtroom, from Dan Whitehead, if you want to read them:
Proceedings have started at the Court of Appeal. Lord Justice Mcfarlane, Lord Justice Coulson and Lady Justice King will hear appeal on decision not to allow #AlfieEvans to travel abroad for treatment
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Judges are raising concerns after it has emerged #AlfieEvans mother and father are now being separately represented in court
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Legal team for mother Kate James tells judges she wants hospital to take necessary steps to maintain #AlfieEvans life today and during this hearing and that he needs “immediate intervention”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Court is now trying to establish a telephone link up with father Tom Evans so he can follow proceedings #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for #AlfieEvans Tom Evans tells court Italian military air ambulance is on standby at the request of the Pope
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Lord Justice McFarlane reminds father’s legal team authorities in Italy or the Vatican have “no jurisdiction” over decisions about young Alfie #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
#AlfieEvans legal team say offer of assistance from Italian government is “a very real Plan B” - “It will be a specialist medical team supporting him”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
BREAK: Judge says father Tom Evans sought to bring private prosecution yesterday against 3 doctors with the charge of conspiracy to murder #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Legal team for #AlfieEvans father: “We do not challenge the medical report.....another thing to say that your life is futile because your quality of life is not deemed sufficient”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane: Mr Evans religious views have been “plain, brave, unflinching and unstinting” #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
There is a representative of the Italian Embassy present in court #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for #AlfieEvans tells court it wasn’t known in Feb that Pope had set aside hospital in Rome or military grade aircraft with top Italian surgeons was available - “gold standard” of medical care “can never say life is without worth...the circumstances have changed”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for #AlfieEvans father: “We’re not seeking a cure in Italy, but we are now in a situation where palliative care has kicked in in a different scale”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Legal team completes submission for #AlfieEvans father Mr Evans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
We are now hearing arguments from barrister Jason Coppel, representing #AlfieEvans mother Kate James
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for #AlfieEvans mother says it was expected he’d [Alfie] die relatively quickly once breathing tubes were removed...”He hasn’t, he’s continued to breath for a substantial period”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane questioning submission surrounding #AlfieEvans right to be treated in Italy. How does existence of EU right to obtain medical help in Italy impact the decision the court has to make - which must be in the child’s best interests?
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
The argument now from barrister for #AlfieEvans mother: EU law gives parents right to take Alfie to Italy.
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane: But court doesn’t think it’s in his best interests to go.
We are now hearing from the legal team for Alder Hay Children’s Hospital #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Legal team for hospital says #AlfieEvans breathing is “not a change in circumstances”
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Hospital legal team: “It was never suggested death would be instantaneous” #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Hospital legal team: “The tragedy for the parents is that Alfie does look like a happy and healthy child.” #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Hospital lawyer: It would be “astonishing” if the arguments over free movement [allowing Alfie to go to Italy] were to trump his best interests #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for father tells court: “let’s not let him starve in a hospital ward...what kind of country are we becoming?” #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Barrister for father asks court to “get out of judicial straight jacket” and get out of system where best interest means someone needs to die #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane is now summing up #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
BREAK: Court of Appeal rejects appeal application by #AlfieEvans father
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Justice McFarlane: This is awful for everyone concerned. We are in the middle of palliative care plan at Alder Hey Hospital. I can see no basis that judge was wrong.
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
Appeal application by mother also rejected #AlfieEvans
— Dan Whitehead (@danwnews) April 25, 2018
I’m not sure where they go from here. One would think that if they release Alfie to go home, they can hop on a plane or helicopter to Italy. But I’m guessing the authorities wouldn’t allow that.
It is still my prayer:
Lord, look upon Alfie Evans with eyes of mercy, may your healing hand rest upon him, may your lifegiving powers flow into every cell of his body and into the depths of his soul, cleansing, purifying, restoring him to wholeness and strength for service in your Kingdom. Amen.
UPDATE:
What Brit Hume says…
We've issued a statement this evening to make people aware that social media posts which are being posted in relation to Alder Hey and the Alfie Evans situation are being monitored and may be acted upon. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/epopt5bhmY
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) April 25, 2018
Good grief. Thank God for the First Amendment in America. https://t.co/m3MtfX1MS2
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 25, 2018