Alfie Evans supported in Brussels: Tajani says baby deserves NEW chance at treatment
Alfie’s parents Tom Evans and Kate James want the youngster’s treatment to continue and want to fly him to hospital in Rome.
Yesterday, hope had been raised that Alfie could be transferred to Rome for special treatment after he was granted Italian citizenship.
Following this, Pope Francis said in a tweet: "Moved by the prayers and immense solidarity shown little Alfie Evans, I renew my appeal that the suffering of his parents may be heard and that their desire to seek new forms of treatment may be granted."
But last night, a judge dismissed the eleventh-hour bid and gave doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital the go-ahead to turn off the life support.
This morning, Mr Evans told reporters outside of the hospital that his son had been breathing unassisted for nine hours since the life support had been switched off.