Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby dies after life-support turned off
from BBC News:
A critically ill baby at the centre of a legal battle has died after her life-support was turned off.
Staff at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) in Nottingham said they could do no more for Indi Gregory, who had mitochondrial disease.
Her dad, Dean Gregory, said the eight-month-old baby died at 01:45 GMT on Monday after she was taken to a hospice.
He said her mum, Claire Staniforth, “held her for her final breaths”.
Indi had been transferred to a hospice following a ruling made by Court of Appeal judges on Friday that her life support could not be removed at her home.
Christian Concern, which has been supporting the family, said they understand that Indi was transferred to a hospice on Saturday by ambulance with a security escort.
They said she was relaxed and slept during the journey.
Her life-support was removed at the hospice and she was provided with further ventilation.
Mr Gregory said he knew Indi “was special from the day she was born”.
A QMC spokesperson said: “We are all deeply saddened by the death of Indi and wish to express our heartfelt condolences to her family at this terribly difficult time.
“This has been a very long and challenging journey for Indi, her parents and everyone involved and we will all be holding them in our thoughts.”
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