Archie Battersbee's family has been told his life support is due to be withdrawn. A spokesman with campaign group Christian Concern, which is supporting Archie's family, said: "All legal routes have been exhausted. "The family are devastated and are spending precious time with Archie." #ArchieBattersbee #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: A mother’s fight to save her son
Tributes have been paid to Archie Battersbee outside Barts Health Trust hospital in east London following the withdrawal of his life support. The mother of Archie, Holly Dance, pushed for her son to continue medical treatment - a legal battle that was ultimately unsuccessful. #ArchieBattersbee #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: A timeline of the 12-year-old’s case
Archie Battersbee's parents have filed an application to the Supreme Court in a bid to extend his life-sustaining treatment to allow time for a United Nations committee to consider the 12-year-old’s case. Back in April, Archie suffered an injury at home which left him with "catastrophic" brain damage. He has been in intensive care in hospital ever since. In early June, a … [Read more...]
‘Proudest mum in the world’: Archie Battersbee’s family give statement after his death | ITV News
Archie Battersbee has died in hospital after his life support was withdrawn following weeks of legal battles. The 12-year-old had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother Hollie Dance in April and was being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments. Speaking outside the Royal London Hospital in … [Read more...]
‘He fought right until the very end’: Archie Battersbee’s family’s fight for his life | ITV News
Archie Battersbee died in hospital on Saturday after weeks of legal battles. The 12-year-old had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother Hollie Dance in April. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: Timeline of battle over 12-year-old’s life support
The family of Archie Battersbee announced on Saturday (6 August) that the 12-year-old has died, shortly after his life support was switched off. Archie’s parents had been involved in a months-long legal battle with medical professionals who said they should stop treating the child as he was brain-stem dead. The family exhausted all legal options, taking their fight to keep … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: Timeline as parents lose High Court bid to have him moved to hospice
Archie Battersbee’s parents have lost a High Court bid to have him transferred to a hospice to die. The parents of the 12-year-old wanted him transferred from the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, to a hospice which had agreed to take him. However Mrs Justice Theis ruled on Friday that Archie should stay under the case of the hospital while life support is … [Read more...]
12-year-old Archie Battersbee has died after having his life support withdrawn
The family of Archie Battersbee say he has died after his life support was withdrawn. One family member said: "There is nothing dignified about watching a family member or a child suffocate - no family should ever have to go through what we've been through." #ArchieBattersbee #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow … [Read more...]
Court of Appeal rules Archie Battersbee must die in hospital
The Court of Appeal has backed a decision by the High Court that Archie Battersbee cannot be moved from hospital to a hospice to die. The family of the 12-year-old, who experts say is brain dead and will not survive without life-support treatment, had asked the courts to allow them to move him to a hospice. #ArchieBattersbee #SkyNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for … [Read more...]