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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Danya Bazaraa

Archie Battersbee's family friend hits out at 'barbaric' death with 'nothing dignified'

A family friend of Archie Battersbee has described the 12-year-old's death as "barbaric".

Archie Battersbee has died in hospital after weeks of legal battles. He had been in a coma since April after suffering a catastrophic brain injury, with his parents lodging several appeals to keep his ventilator on.

Today, Archie sadly died after having his life support switched off.

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