Mother to appeal after judge said brain-damaged daughter could be allowed to die
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A single mother is preparing to mount an appeal after a High Court judge ruled that her brain-damaged daughter should be allowed to die.
Mr Justice Poole decided earlier this month that specialists treating five-year-old Pippa Knight, who has a rare condition, could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment.
Pippa’s mother, Paula Parfitt, 41, of Strood, Kent, said she was devastated by the decision and was trying to raise money to fund a challenge to the ruling.
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Updated: 14:14, 21 January 2021
The mum of a brain-damaged five-year-old, told her daughter should be allowed to die, wept tears of joy as she was told a pro-life group has given its financial backing in a last gasp £100,000 court battle.
Pippa Knight has been in hospital for two years and is in a vegetative state. Her mum Paula Parfitt, 41,from Strood, has been at her bedside at the Evelina Children s Hospital in London, where she is being treated.
Five-year-old Pippa is being cared for in a London hospital. Pictures supplied on behalf of SPUC
Medics went to court in December seeking permission to cease treating her and won the backing of Mr Justice Poole after a trial in the Family Division of the High Court in London.