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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Ambrose and agency

Archie Battersbee’s parents win court of appeal fight in life-support case

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee after the appeal court hearing on Wednesday.
Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee after the appeal court hearing on Wednesday. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

The parents of Archie Battersbee have won an appeal against ending the 12-year-old’s life support treatment.

A high court judge had ruled that Archie, who sustained brain damage about three months ago, was ”brain-stem dead” after a hospital trust asked it to decide what was in his best interests.

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