Father of seriously ill boy quotes Bible in court

Tom Evans (pictured wearing blue in image taken earlier this month), 21, said his son Alfie “looks me in the eye” and wants his help.

Mr Evans and Alfie’s mother, Kate James, 20, want to take the child, who is in a deep coma, to the Vatican-linked Bambino Gesu Paediatric Hospital in Rome for treatment which may prolong his life.

But the boy’s medical team, at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, believes to continue life support is “unkind, unfair and inhumane” and says ventilation that helps him breathe should be withdrawn.

The medics say none of Alfie’s senses are intact, there is no hope for a cure and further treatment is “futile”.

The court case, being heard at the High Court in Liverpool, is in its second week.

Earlier the court heard that Alfie has suffered “catastrophic degradation” to his brain from a “relentless” neurological condition which doctors have not diagnosed and have never seen before.

The disease has destroyed more than 70 per cent of his grey matter.

Alfie’s loved ones maintain he responds to them, but doctors say this is simply the boy suffering involuntary seizures.

Mr Evans, from Liverpool, who is conducting the court case without representation from lawyers, questioned one of the consultants caring for Alfie on Tuesday, saying he was asking from a “Catholic point of view”.