Parents’ request for terminally ill little boy to die at home refused

The parents of a terminally ill boy in the UK have learned that their son will not be allowed home to die.

Charlie Gard's mum and dad have been told by doctors that he will have to be in hospital when his life support is turned off today. The ten month old suffers from a rare disease known as rare mitochondrial depletion syndrome. Chris Gard and Connie Yates had attempted to take their son to the US for new treatment for the illness, but the European Court of Human Rights this week ruled in favour of doctors who wanted to take the baby off life support. The couple had been set on Charlie coming home to die if it were to come to that. In a Facebook post, the pair said they had been "massively let down".

"We are utterly heartbroken spending our last precious hours with our baby boy we’re not allowed to choose if our son lives and we’re not allowed to choose when or where Charlie dies. “We and most importantly Charlie have been massively let down throughout this whole process. “Charlie will die tomorrow knowing that he was loved by thousands… thank you to everyone for all your support.”  

The couple previously raised £1m for their son's treatment through a GoFundMe campaign, reports Metro.