Archie Battersbee dies; after parents loss legal battle

Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and doctors, has died. Her son’s life support was withdrawn earlier on Saturday. Archie had been in hospital since being found unconscious at his home in Southend, Essex, in April.

He suffered severe brain injuries and needed life-sustaining support, including mechanical ventilation and drug treatment. He never regained consciousness. She and Paul Battersbee, Archie’s father, had asked the European Court of Human Rights to intervene in the case last week as they fought for life support to be continued but were told it fell outside its scope. They then wanted him to be moved to a hospice but the High Court, taking medical evidence into account, ruled he was too unstable to be transported by ambulance.

 

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