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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Joe Middleton

Archie Battersbee: mother vows to fight court ruling that son is dead

Hollie Dance, the mother of Archie Battersbee, at the Royal London hospital. She intends to fight the high court judgment on the future of her 12-year-old son
Hollie Dance, the mother of Archie Battersbee, at the Royal London hospital. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian

The mother of a 12-year-old boy with catastrophic brain damage has vowed to fight a high court ruling that her son is dead and his treatment should stop.

Hollie Dance, 46, has rarely left the bedside of her son Archie Battersbee after an accident at their home on 7 April when he was discovered with a ligature over his head.

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