Archie Battersbee's mum and dad have concluded their fight to save their son who has been in a coma for weeks. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee claim they should be allowed decide if the 12-year-old takes his final moments in a hospice or a hospital ward.
They had until 9am today, Thursday August 4, to submit a legal challenge to transfer him to a hospice. The schoolboy has been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother in April.
Ms Dance claimed the hospital previously told them they would be able to move Archie to a hospice but then they "just totally went back on their word". Archie is currently being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments, at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London.
