A ONE-year-old boy at the centre of a High Court battle on whether his life-sustaining care should be continued has died.
Ayden Braqi tragically passed away at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on Thursday “with his family around him”, shortly after the mechanical ventilation keeping him alive was withdrawn.
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The High Court heard in October how he suffered from a “severe, progressive and irreversible neuromuscular disease” for which there is no known cure.
However, he was stated to be “cognitively intact” and could “see, hear, smell, feel, and enjoy”.#
The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, which cared for Ayden, asked a judge to rule that his treatment should stop.
Its lawyers claimed that the burdens of treatment outweighed the “limited benefits” he could enjoy from his life being prolonged.
His mother, Neriman Braqi, had opposed the bid, claiming that he could continue to receive care and claimed the boy “still smiled” despite his condition.
More to follow.
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