Archie Battersbee's parents have lost their fight to stop a hospital withdrawing treatment for their son. The 12-year-old was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on April 7.
He has never regained consciousness and Ms Dance said she believed he might have been taking part in an online challenge. Archie, who is at Royal London Hospital in east London, was due to have his life support stopped at 2pm on Monday.
However on Monday a Court of Appeal hearing was convened after the family appealed for the United Nations to step in. It asked for the youngter's treatment to continue while it could look into the case.
