Protesters supporting the family of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans tried to storm a children’s hospital today, after his parents were denied the chance to present their case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Around 200 people arrived at Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital where the little boy currently is, to protest the judges’ decision to end the 23-months-old child’s life support. A stand-off with police ensued, as supporters blocked the road outside the hospital before linking arms in the street and chanting “Save Alfie Evans”. Read more Alfie Evans’ father apologises after protesters intimidation reports As the demonstrators attempted to storm the front entrance of the hospital, a row of police officers scrambled to block the doors. Dozens had run towards the main doors before police officers stationed inside and out strung across the entrance, blocking the way. Tom Evans, 21, and Kate James, 20, had hope to overturn a ruling by UK judges that doctors at Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital could stop providing life-support treatment against his their wishes. “The European Court of Human Rights has today rejected the application submitted by the family of Alfie Evans as inadmissible,” a spokesman for the court said. In February, Mr Justice Hayden ruled that doctors… Read full this story
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