Archie Battersbee

Parents have been fighting for son with 'catastrophic' brain injury to continue receiving treatment.

But on Monday the court of appeal ruled there were no grounds for them to challenge the decision by a high court judge 10 days ago that continuing Archie’s treatment was “futile”. The court heard he had previously had a heart attack last year. He said Dance had seen her son attempt to take breaths on Friday and Saturday.

Parents Hollie Dance (pictured) and Paul Battersbee lost two High Court hearings to get continued life support treatment for their son Archie.

How is that losing weight?" He also appealed on the grounds that Archie's family's wishes were also not given "real or proper weight", that Mr Justice Hayden had failed to carry out a "comprehensive evaluation" of the benefits and burdens of continuing life support treatment, and had that he had been wrong to conclude that treatment was burdensome and futile. Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel in east London, had taken the case to the courts to get a ruling on what was in the best interests of Archie, who the courts have heard had catastrophic brain injuries. "The hospital seem to cherry pick what they want to put over to the court. Again we've heard today that Archie's losing weight. She also wanted appeal judges to adjourn their ruling on the basis that she had "video evidence" that indicated that Archie, who is attached to a ventilator, had twice tried to breathe for himself on Friday and Saturday.

Archie's parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, had mounted an appeal bid after a High Court judge ruled doctors could lawfully stop treatment. Ms Dance ...

He has not regained consciousness. Earlier this month, a High Court judge ruled doctors could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment. He also argued the High Court judge had not given "real or proper weight" to Archie's family's wishes; had failed to carry out a "comprehensive evaluation" of the benefits and burdens of continuing life-support treatment; and had been wrong to conclude that treatment was burdensome and futile. He has not regained consciousness. The judge said evidence showed that Archie had suffered a "significant injury" to "multiple areas" of his brain and had not "regained awareness at any time". But Archie's parents said the judge made errors and wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing.

Three appeal judges on Monday upheld a ruling by a High Court judge who had decided that doctors could lawfully stop treating the 12-year-old.

They complained that Mr Justice Hayden had based his decision on Archie’s “medical best interests”, not his “best interests in the wider sense” and the judge had not carried out a “careful” and “comprehensive” evaluation of the benefits and burdens of continued “life-sustaining treatment”. But Court of Appeal judges upheld a challenge by his parents against decisions taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and said the evidence should be reviewed by Mr Justice Hayden. Archie’s parents, who are separated, said the judge made errors and wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. But appeal judges Sir Andrew McFarlane, the president of the Family Division of the High Court and most senior family court judge in England and Wales, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson refused to overturn Mr Justice Hayden’s decision. Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling recently after reviewing evidence at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. Hollie Dance said afterwards that she would continue to fight and was considering taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights, which is based in Strasbourg, France.

The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who has been comatose since suffering "catastrophic" brain damage, have lost a court appeal to stop doctors ...

Judge McFarlane and his two fellow appeal judges said they would delay the ending of Archie's treatment for 48 hours after his parents said they wanted to ask the European Court of Human Rights to consider the case. - One of the judges said continuing treatment would only protract his death - A High Court judge said the medical evidence painted a "bleak" picture

His mother has said she believes he suffered a brain injury while taking part in the “Blackout Challenge” that has gone viral on TikTok and other social ...

The three Court of Appeal judges said they would delay ending Archie’s treatment for 48 hours — until 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday — to allow his parents to ask the European Court of Human Rights to consider the case. Sir Andrew McFarlane, one of three judges in Monday’s U.K. court ruling, said Archie’s condition and the “awful predicament” he and his family are in had received widespread media attention, including a photograph taken before the incident. … That’s my little boy, and I’ll fight as long as I possibly can.” “All I’ve asked for from day one is time. Other deaths cited in the lawsuit include a 14-year-old Australian boy in April 2020, a 10-year-old Italian girl in January 2021, a 12-year-old Colorado boy in April of that year and a 12-year-old Oklahoma boy in July 2021. Speaking to reporters Monday outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London — where three Court of Appeal judges upheld an earlier court ruling that continuing life-support treatment was not in Archie’s best interests — Dance vowed not to give up the fight.

Paul Battersbee fell ill before appeal judges ruled son's life support could end, spokeswoman says.

Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital in Whitechapel in east London, had taken the case to the courts to get a ruling on what was in the best interests of Archie, who the court heard suffered catastrophic brain injuries. Mr Battersbee took ill shortly before Court of Appeal judges supported a High Court ruling that ending his life support was lawful and in his best interests. The spokeswoman said Mr Battersbee, who is in his 50s, was "OK now" and should be out of hospital by the end of the day.