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Elly Blake

Judge rules brain-stem test should determine if 12-year-old boy is dead

Archie Battersbee suffered “catastrophic” brain damage on April 7

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Doctors should conduct a brain-stem test to determine if a 12-year-old boy is dead, a judge has ruled.

Archie Battersbee, 12, suffered “catastrophic” brain damage in an incident at his home in Southend, Essex, more than a month ago.

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