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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Miranda Bryant

Archie Battersbee case: a timeline of key events

Archie Battersbee
Archie’s family were told his treatment would be withdrawn at 10am on Saturday 6 August. Photograph: Family/PA

7 April 2022

Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, finds him unconscious at her home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with a ligature around his neck, which leads her to believe he may have been doing an online challenge that went wrong. He is taken to hospital with traumatic head injuries.

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