The life of Archie Battersbee, who was at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and a hospital, has been celebrated at a funeral service featuring videos of him singing and performing gymnastics. The 12-year-old's life support was withdrawn on August 6 after his parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, failed in bids to overturn a High Court ruling that doctors could lawfully do so.
Judges were told Ms Dance found Archie unconscious with a ligature over his head at home in Southend in Essex on April 7. She thinks he may have been taking part in an online challenge, and he suffered brain damage.
His funeral was held at St Mary's Church in Southend on Tuesday and the hundreds of mourners who attended wore black with some purple, at the request of the family. Archie's coffin arrived in a hearse drawn by four black horses with purple headwear.
