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Charlotte's sister arrives home
Newborn Christina Wyatt
Christina Wyatt, born six weeks premature, has been discharged
The sister of a two-year-old severely disabled girl, whose parents secured her right-to-life in the High Court, has arrived home for the first time.

Darren and Debbie Wyatt finally brought home their new baby Christina on Saturday, a few hours after she met her sister Charlotte for the first time.

Christina was born prematurely two weeks ago at St Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

The sisters were on the same ward but Charlotte's cough had kept them apart.

Doctors had feared she might pass on an infection to the newborn so their meeting had to be postponed until Christina was discharged from the hospital.

The Wyatts' two boys, Daniel, three, and David, one, had to be placed in foster care while Christina was being born.

Charlotte Wyatt being fed solid food
Charlotte Wyatt has been improving and eating solid food

Earlier this month, the Wyatts won their long-running battle to remove an order which banned doctors from resuscitating their daughter should her condition worsen.

Charlotte's birth at 26 weeks, weighing just 1lb (0.45kg), left her brain-damaged, unable to crawl or walk and with severe sight, hearing, lung and kidney damage.

Her severe disabilities have kept her hospitalised.


SEE ALSO:
Brave Charlotte meets new sister
26 Nov 05 |  Hampshire
Ruling lifted on baby Charlotte
21 Oct 05 |  Hampshire
Parents lose right-to-life appeal
25 Aug 05 |  Hampshire
Baby joy for Charlotte's parents
22 Apr 05 |  Hampshire
Baby 'should be allowed to die'
21 Apr 05 |  Hampshire


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