The funeral of Archie Battersbee - who died earlier this month after a failed legal battle to keep him on life support - will take place on September 13. A spokesman for campaign group the Christian Legal Centre, which supported the family in their campaign to keep the young boy alive, said the service would take place at St Mary's Church in Prittlewell, Southend.
His mum Hollie Dance found Archie unconscious at the family home on April 7 - he suffered brain damage and the 12-year-old remained on life support for four months. But Ms Dance and Archie's dad Paul were unsuccessful in their fight against doctors who called for the life support to be withdrawn, reports Mirror Online.
Judges ultimately sided with the NHS and Ms Dance confirmed her son had died on August 6. Ms Dance has called for a public inquiry into her son's case.
