Judge refuses to suspend order on premature baby

THE parents of premature baby Charlotte Wyatt failed yesterday to persuade a London High Court judge to suspend his order allowing doctors not to resuscitate the desperately-ill child if she stops breathing.

But Mr Justice Hedley gave Darren Wyatt and his wife Debbie permission to bring up-to-date expert evidence to court, at a hearing before Easter, which they hope will show that their daughter’s condition has dramatically improved.

The judge said he was “delighted” by the improvements observed in 15-month-old Charlotte since he granted doctors a declaration last October. “Nobody who knows this case can derive anything other than pleasure from that,” he said.