The European Court of Human Rights has refused an application by the parents of Archie Battersbee to postpone the withdrawal of his life support. Archie's mum earlier vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family waited to hear from court following the last-ditch bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life support.
The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April. He is being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments, at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, London.
His parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, submitted the application to the Strasbourg-based court just a couple of hours before Barts Health NHS Trust was expected to withdraw Archie’s life support.
