'We're sorry we couldn't save you' Charlie Gard's mother weeps as parents accept it is 'too late' to save their 11-month old son and blame Great Ormond Street doctors for not letting him fly to US
'We're sorry we couldn't save you' Charlie Gard's mother weeps as parents accept it is 'too late' to save their 11-month old son and blame Great Ormond Street doctors for not letting him fly to US
Charlie Gard's heartbroken parents have decided to let him die after admitting it is now 'too late' for him to recover - but accused his doctors of denying him his 'chance of getting better'.
His mother Connie Yates sobbed as she told the High Court today: 'Mummy and Daddy love you so much Charlie, we always have and we always will and we are so sorry that we couldn't save you'.
Miss Yates and Charlie's father Chris Gard arrived for the hearing in tears as they stopped a campaign to save his life that has touched millions around the world.
The bereft couple had fought with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since January for their beloved 11-month-old son to be flown to the US for pioneering drugs to treat his rare strain of mitochondrial disease.
His mother Connie said today doctors should have 'trusted' them with the decision to take him to America for nucleoside treatment on his brain and said: 'We only wanted to give him a chance of life'.
In a tearful statement she added: 'Charlie had a real chance of getting better. It's now unfortunately too late for him but it's not too late for others with this horrible disease and other diseases. We will continue to help and support families of ill children and try and make Charlie live on in the lives of others. We owe it to him to not let his life be in vain'.
Outside the court members of 'Charlie's Army' broke down as they heard the news that the little boy's life support will be withdrawn, chanting: 'Shame on GOSH. Charlie's Army never sleeps. You won't get away with this. We won't rest until we get justice for Charlie.'
Charlie Gard's heartbroken parents have decided to let him die after admitting it is now 'too late' for him to recover - but accused his doctors of denying him his 'chance of getting better'.
His mother Connie Yates sobbed as she told the High Court today: 'Mummy and Daddy love you so much Charlie, we always have and we always will and we are so sorry that we couldn't save you'.
Miss Yates and Charlie's father Chris Gard arrived for the hearing in tears as they stopped a campaign to save his life that has touched millions around the world.
The bereft couple had fought with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since January for their beloved 11-month-old son to be flown to the US for pioneering drugs to treat his rare strain of mitochondrial disease.
His mother Connie said today doctors should have 'trusted' them with the decision to take him to America for nucleoside treatment on his brain and said: 'We only wanted to give him a chance of life'.
In a tearful statement she added: 'Charlie had a real chance of getting better. It's now unfortunately too late for him but it's not too late for others with this horrible disease and other diseases. We will continue to help and support families of ill children and try and make Charlie live on in the lives of others. We owe it to him to not let his life be in vain'.
Outside the court members of 'Charlie's Army' broke down as they heard the news that the little boy's life support will be withdrawn, chanting: 'Shame on GOSH. Charlie's Army never sleeps. You won't get away with this. We won't rest until we get justice for Charlie.'
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