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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Farmer

Archie Battersbee’s parents to appeal after losing High Court treatment fight

PA Media

The parents of a 12-year-old boy who has “catastrophic” brain damage are planning the next stage of a legal fight after a High Court judge reviewed evidence and ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment.

Mr Justice Hayden described what had happened to Archie Battersbee as a “tragedy of immeasurable dimensions”.

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