Archie’s family lost a weeks-long court battle to continue life-saving treatment last week.
Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old boy whose parents have been fighting to keep him on life support after he fell into a coma in April, died Saturday morning after British courts ruled to suspend treatment.
Dance and Battersbee’s father had been fighting to keep the boy alive since he was discovered unconscious at home on April 7 with severe brain injuries. The British High Court ruled last month that the hospital should suspend life-sustaining treatment, deeming it “futile.” His family sealed the decision to the Supreme Court, and even asked the UN for support, but their appeals were rejected.
“Such a beautiful little boy and he fought right until the very end and I'm so proud to be his mum,” Dance said from outside the Royal London Hospital in east London. Hollie Dance, mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, speaks to the media outside the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London.Supporters of the family made a tribute outside the hospital with candles in the shape of the letter A, according to. Ella Carter, a family member, told the outlet that watching Battersbee die was “barbaric.”
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