LITTLE ALFIE LOSES BATTLE BUT WINS A LOT OF HEARTS WORLDWIDE

2016 May 9: Alfie is born in Liverpool to Tom Evans and Kate James

December: Alfie is taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after suffering seizures. He would continue to stay there

2017 December 11: Alfie’s parents say the hospital has applied to the High Court to remove ventilation

February 20: Justice Hayden rules in favour of hospital bosses

March 6: Court of Appeal judges uphold the decision of Justice Hayden

March 20: Supreme Court justices refuse to give the couple permission to mount another appeal

March 28: Judges at the European Court of Human Rights reject a bid from the parents

April 18: Evans flies to Rome and meets Pope Francis and begs him to save Alfie’s life

April 23: Alfie is granted Italian citizenship in a bid to facilitate treatment in Italy At around 9pm, life support is withdrawn by doctors at Alder Hey hospital April 28: The 23-month-old dies at 2.30am

People release balloons outside Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on Saturday following the death of 23-month-old Alfie Evans, who was being treated at the hospital in Liverpool, England. Alfie, the sick British toddler whose parents won support from Pope...