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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zoe Tidman

Mother of brain-damaged boy, 12, facing life support switch-off ‘would rather have some of him than none’

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The mother of a brain-damaged boy has said she would “rather have some of him than none” as a court is set to make a decision about whether to end his life support.

Specialist doctors treating Archie Battersbee, from Southend in Essex, believe it is “highly likely” the 12-year-old is brain dead after suffering what has been described as a “tragic accident” at home.

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