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All the key moments in the life of 11-month-old Charlie Gard

A fresh legal hearing into the case of terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard is taking place today.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) said it has been prompted by “claims of new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition”.

Chris Gard and Connie Yates want their 11-month-old son, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, to undergo a therapy trial.

Here is a timeline of the case…

Connie Yates and Chris Gard want their terminally-ill son to undergo a therapy trial (PA)
Connie Yates and Chris Gard want their terminally-ill son to undergo a therapy trial (PA)

August 4 2016 – Charlie Gard is born a ”perfectly healthy” baby at full term and at a ”healthy weight’’.

September 2016 – Charlie’s parents notice that he is less able to lift his head and support himself than other babies of a similar age. Doctors discover that he has a rare inherited disease – infantile onset encephalomyopathy mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS).

October 2016 – Charlie has become lethargic and his breathing is shallow and he is transferred to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London on October 11.

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December 2016 – Charlie spends his first Christmas in hospital with his parents putting a festive bib on the youngster and sharing a picture captioned ”our little elf’’.

January 2017 – A crowdfunding page is set up to help finance trial therapy in the United States.

March 3 2017 – Great Ormond Street bosses ask Mr Justice Francis to rule that life-support treatment should stop.

Great Ormond Street Hospital said it has been prompted by new evidence relating to treatment (PA)
Great Ormond Street Hospital said it has been prompted by new evidence relating to treatment (PA)

April 11 – Mr Justice Francis says doctors can stop providing life-support treatment after analysing the case at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.

May 3 – Charlie’s parents ask Court of Appeal judges to consider the case.

May 23 – Three Court of Appeal judges analyse the case and dismiss the couple’s appeal two days later.

June 8 – Charlie’s parents lose a fight in the Supreme Court – his mother screams as justices announce their decision.

June 20 – Judges in the European Court of Human Rights start to analyse the case after lawyers representing Charlie’s parents make written submissions.

June 27 – European court judges refuse to intervene. A Great Ormond Street spokeswoman says the European Court decision marks ”the end” of a ”difficult process”. She says there will be ”no rush” to change Charlie’s care and says there will be ”careful planning and discussion’’.

June 29 – Charlie’s parents say his life-support will be switched off on Friday June 30.

July 7 – GOSH says it has applied to the High Court for a fresh hearing “in light of claims of new evidence relating to potential treatment for his condition”.

July 10 – Charlie’s case will be heard by Mr Justice Francis at 2pm, according to a High Court listing.

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