New appeal over where Indi Gregory's life support ends

Indi was born on 24 February

The parents of a critically ill baby will appeal over where her life support can be removed at a new hearing.

Indi Gregory has mitochondrial disease and medics treating her at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) have said they can do no more for her.

A judge ruled on Wednesday Indi's treatment should end in a hospice or hospital but her parents want it at their home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

The Court of Appeal hearing will take place remotely at 12:00 GMT on Friday.

At Wednesday's hearing, the judge concluded withdrawing treatment at home would be "too dangerous", and Indi's life support was due to be removed at the QMC no earlier than 14:00 GMT on Thursday.

However, after an appeal was lodged by the family's lawyers, the deadline was extended to 16:00 GMT by Lady Justice Eleanor King, said Christian Concern, a group supporting the family.

Life support will now not be removed until further instructions are given by the court at the appeal hearing.

Indi Gregory is being cared for at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre

Mitochondrial disease prevents cells in the body producing energy and the NHS says the condition is incurable.

In October, Mr Justice Peel gave medics permission to withdraw life support, saying the medical evidence was "unanimous and clear".

Since then Indi's parents have failed to persuade Court of Appeal judges in London and judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, to overturn the decision.

Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in Rome agreed to provide treatment, but a judge denied an application to move Indi to Rome for further care on 2 November, with Mr Justice Peel ruling it "would not be in Indi's best interests".

The family's appeal against the High Court ruling was rejected on Saturday.

A protest against the ruling was held outside the QMC on Sunday.

The Italian government intervened and granted her Italian citizenship on Monday and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni vowed to do what she could to "defend" Indi's life.

Mr Justice Peel said, in his ruling on Wednesday, that Indi's father has "acknowledged, correctly and properly", that his "decisions and orders" were "unaffected by this development".

Earlier, Indi's Italian guardian made an urgent application to the UK High Court calling on Mr Justice Robert Peel to cede jurisdiction of the case to him under the 1996 Hague Convention, said Christian Concern.

On Wednesday, the guardian issued an emergency measure recognising the authority of the Italian courts in this case, added the organisation.

Christian Concern said Friday's hearing could consider the Italian intervention in the case.

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