Alfie Evans: High Court judge REFUSES last-ditch appeal to move toddler to Italy
Tom Evans and Kate James had launched a last-ditch bid to the High Court to take their son to a hospital in Rome, where doctors had offered to continue his care.
But this was rejected at a specially convened hearing this afternoon.
Delivering his decision, Mr Justice Hayden said: "This represents the final chapter in the case of this extraordinary little boy."
After ruling out transferring the toddler to Italy, the judge asked doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to "explore creatively, ambitiously, even though it may be a forlorn hope, the options, may it be palliative care".
Lawyers representing Alfie’s parents said the tot could live for as long as 10 days at home without a ventilator.