TIMELINE

4 August, 2016 - Charlie Gard is born a “perfectly healthy” baby.

September - Doctors discover that he has a rare inherited disease - infantile onset encephalomyopathy mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome.

11 October - Charlie is transferred to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

January 2017 - A crowdfunding page is set up to finance therapy in the US.

3 March - GOSH bosses ask Mr Justice Francis to rule that life-support treatment should stop.

11 April - Mr Justice Francis says doctors can stop providing life-support treatment

23 May - Court of Appeal judges dismiss the couple’s appeal.

8 June - Charlie’s parents lose Supreme Court fight.

27 June - European court judges refuse to intervene.

30 June - Charlie’s parents say GOSH has agreed to give us “more time’’.

10 July - Charlie’s parents return to the High Court.

21 July - Lawyer representing GOSH says a scan makes for ‘’sad reading’’.

24 July - Charlie’s parents announce their decision to end their legal fight.

25 July - Lawyers discuss the parents’ wish to take their son home to die.

26 July - Charlie’s parents decide he should spend his final days in a hospice.

27 July - A court order sets out arrangements for Charlie’s final hours.

28 July - A spokeswoman confirms that Charlie has died.