Eight-month-old Indi Gregory, diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, has been granted Italian citizenship after the UK Court of Appeal upheld a ruling preventing her from travelling abroad for treatment. Indi’s parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, lost an appeal to overturn a decision by Mr Justice Peel, who deemed it not in Indi’s best interests to seek treatment at Bambino Gesu Paediatric Hospital in Rome.
Following the court’s decision, the Italian Council of Ministers granted citizenship to Indi, prompting her father to express gratitude and pride. The move complicates the case, opening avenues for new legal proceedings and raising questions about the UK’s diplomatic and international obligations.
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