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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ben Griffiths

Charlie Gard's parents relived horror of court battle while watching new TV drama

Sitting down nervously to watch new BBC1 drama Best Interests, Connie Yates and Chris Gard found themselves back at the centre of their ordeal six years ago.

Like the family in the four-part series, they had to fight the NHS in a series of heartbreaking court battles for the right to take their baby son out of hospital for potentially life-saving treatment.

Connie and Chris, who lost Charlie in 2017 to a rare genetic condition, told the Mirror how the drama sparked emotional flashbacks after haunting similarities with their experiences.

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