Of all the courtroom dramas the High Courts of Justice have witnessed through the years, few surely can have matched the painful intensity of yesterday’s harrowing climax to the case of the sick baby boy who moved the world.
Connie Yates and Chris Gard had finally come to the most painful conclusion imaginable – that they should, after all, let their boy, Charlie, die. Time, like hope, had finally expired.
The lawyers for all parties had just had their say, as had the judge, Mr Justice Francis. All had agreed that nothing more could be done. Even some of these battle-hardened barristers had been struggling to get through their prepared statements in one piece.
It was the summer of love for Chris Gard and Connie Yates in 2016 as they looked forward to the birth of their first child
So was there anything, the judge asked, that the parents might like to add?
At which point Connie Yates squeezed out of her pew, followed by her partner, and made for the witness box. A court usher had thoughtfully parked a box of tissues on the handrail.
Drawn and drained to the chalky pallor of one who has spent sleepless months at a hospital bedside, the 31-year-old carer was resolute none the less. She had her speech and she was going to make it. Chris Gard stood behind her, stooped and biting his lip.
There followed a mix of deep gratitude, cogent medical argument and burning anger, reaching its crescendo in an unbearably poignant tribute to an ‘absolute warrior’ who ‘has had a greater impact on and touched more people in this world in his 11 months than many people do in a lifetime.’
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Connie Yates and Chris Gard had finally come to the most painful conclusion imaginable – that they should, after all, let their boy, Charlie, die. Time, like hope, had finally expired.
The lawyers for all parties had just had their say, as had the judge, Mr Justice Francis. All had agreed that nothing more could be done. Even some of these battle-hardened barristers had been struggling to get through their prepared statements in one piece.
It’s a boy! Charlie is born on August 4 and is soon happily snuggling up to Dad — whose eyes are red from shedding tears of joy
Hello Dad. Little Charlie’s face lights up with wonder as he stares up at Chris, who looks at his baby son with that mixture of pride and love all new parents know
So was there anything, the judge asked, that the parents might like to add?
At which point Connie Yates squeezed out of her pew, followed by her partner, and made for the witness box. A court usher had thoughtfully parked a box of tissues on the handrail.
Drawn and drained to the chalky pallor of one who has spent sleepless months at a hospital bedside, the 31-year-old carer was resolute none the less. She had her speech and she was going to make it. Chris Gard stood behind her, stooped and biting his lip.
There followed a mix of deep gratitude, cogent medical argument and burning anger, reaching its crescendo in an unbearably poignant tribute to an ‘absolute warrior’ who ‘has had a greater impact on and touched more people in this world in his 11 months than many people do in a lifetime.’
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