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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Gwyn Wright & Matt Gibson

Archie Battersbee would have wanted to fight to the end, court hears

A 12-year-old boy who was declared "brain dead" after collapsing at his home "would have wanted to fight to the end", a court heard.

Tragic schoolboy Archie Batterbee suffered a "devastating" brain injury at home in Southend, Essex, on April 7.

His mother previously said he may have been taking part in the dangerous "blackout" social media craze, where people choke themselves until they pass out.

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