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Antony Thrower

Parents of brain-damaged teen Archie Battersbee fail in Supreme Court life support bid

The parents of tragic Archie Battersbee have failed in an attempt to convince the Supreme Court to keep their son alive.

The 12-year-old’s mum and dad, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, had asked for more time to carry on their battle after earlier this week a court ruled his ventilator could legally be switched off.

This afternoon the three justices from the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from the parents to put a stop to the removal of their son's life-support treatment.

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