Archie Battersbee died Saturday morning after being turned off on life support after a four-month legal battle by his parents.
This tragic schoolboy has been hospitalized since Aprilafter suffering a devastating brain injuryat his home in Southend, Essex.
His estranged mother and father, desperate to continue his treatment, battled seven court rulings against him against their wishes.
Her mother Holly announced the death of her 12-year-old son. I fought," he said.
She added:
Today, the bereaved family called for an investigation into this "horrifying" ordeal, saying other parents "shouldn't go through this."
This is the timeline of the Archie tragedy that plagued the nation for four months.
Apr 7
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Image: haveyoursaystories)Archie was found unconscious by his mother, Holly Dance, at her home in Southend, Essex. I was.
He has a ligature around his neck, and she assumes he made a mistake joining his challenge online.
The boy was taken to hospital with a head injury.
Ms. Dance, 46, toldEcho that it was a "freak accident that caused brain damage."
She said she remained hopeful after being told by her doctors that the young man had not responded to treatment.
Holly believes the boy needs "a little time", but the extent of his injuries is not yet known.
April 26
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PA)The Barts Health NHS Trust, which is in charge of treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital, has issued a High Court request for testing. Start the procedure. The function of the brainstem, which plays a role in sustaining human life, is stopped and the ventilator is removed.
Doctors believe it is "extremely likely" that the boy is effectively dead and say it is in his best interest to discontinue life-sustaining treatment. Archie's parents, Holly Dance and Paul Batterby, have expressed concern.
May 13
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Ms. Dance urged the judge to give his son, an avid gymnast, "more time."
She said: "Everyone is in such a hurry.
"I am asking the judge to give him more time. Time to fight back. Give it."
She added: "It's only been five weeks - it took me longer to get over the flu. What's the rush?
May 16
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PA)Two experts attempt Archie's nerve stimulation test, but no response is detected . ``Archie changes all the time. His eyes are slightly open.
"We don't know the extent of the damage to his brain. He could wake up a completely different boy." But I'd rather eat Archie than not eat him at all.I just want to give him a beautiful kiss."
June 6-8
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Judge Arbuthnot sits in the Family Division of the High Court and discusses the case. Overseeing three days of evidence and debate. Archie treatment.
Doctors think it is "extremely likely" that he is "brain stem dead." A lawyer representing Archie's family says his heart is still beating and he wants to continue treatment.
Mr. Dance said:
"As a mother it is very painful. I have raised him for 12 years and now he has gone to the hospital and lost your rights. That is terrible."
She added:
"This is my child. I had to become a nurse overnight to understand what was going on with Archie.
"Archie should be treated as a living patient until proven not to be alive
Jun 13
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ruling Hours later, as the family stayed up all night in the hospital, Ms. Dance said:
"He's a 12-year-old boy sentenced to death. No, this is only the beginning of the battle.
"I have been tortured for weeks, but he is my son and I will not give up. We will appeal."
June 20
Dance and Battersby have been granted permission to appeal the decision.
Dance said: That's all we wanted, more time to heal. I am very emotional.
"I saw it from Archie's bedside – I kept him from hearing or seeing it, but I was with him through it." }
``When it was over, I shook his hand and said that he would have been given more time. If you don't want to continue, or believe it's not in your child's best interests, that's perfectly fine.
"But I'm not giving up hope. That's for parents to decide.
June 29
At a subsequent hearing, three appeals judges argued that the evidence as to Archie's best interests could not be reviewed by another High Court judge. made the decision that it should be
Ms. Dance said:
"I would have liked to have another hearing, but I have everything I need.
Ms. Dance also said that after Archie reacted to the music and smell,she felt him hold her hand, and"a ray of hope."
July 11
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However, the boy's mother says her son is a "born fighter" and urges her doctors to continue her treatment.
15 July
Judge Hayden said the medical evidence was "compelling and unanimous" and painted a "bleak" picture, and the hospital's trust made a judgment in favor of
He added: "There is absolutely no hope of recovery."
Archie's parents say they will ask an appeals court judge to reverse Judge Hayden's decision.
Mr. Battersby added:
"He (Archie) needs more time."
July 21-22
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On 25 July
his three judges in the Court of Appeal ruled that doctors could legally stop providing life-sustaining care to Archie. . Again, the family has announced plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Archie's Family Suppose Supreme Court I couldn't persuade him. intervene in the incident.
29 July
Undeterred, the family applied for a "last resort" request for intervention from the UN Commission.
Ms. Dance had previously told her that her son "" and that if he was in a coma, he wanted to stay alive at all costs.
She added that it would be a "betrayal" to do so, she added:
``God decides what happens to Archie. }
She also presented a video claiming her son was breathing on his own.
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The hospital treating Archie plans to withdraw treatment on August 1 at 2:00 pm.
However, it was confirmed that the Court of Appeal granted her a virtual hearing at 11:00 am on August 1, after the British government called for "urgent consideration". A request was made by the United Nations Commission to continue his treatment so that the Commission could investigate his case.
Ms Dance wrote to Health Secretary Steven Berkley, in which she said: It will be scrutinized by international human rights bodies, by the NHS and UK courts. Hastening his death to prevent it would be completely unacceptable. Battle ( Image:
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The Court of Appeals denied Archie's request to stay off treatment. He said his life support care would end at noon the next day.
Ms. Dance said her family continued treatment.
"Our aspirations as parents continue to be trampled and ignored," she said.
does not understand the urgency and rushes to terminate her life support. The Hospital Trust did not give us time to understand what had happened.
This is not how a caring society treats families in our situation. We will keep fighting for Archie.
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Archie's Parents Respond to Latest Supreme Court Decision was denied permission to appeal. Barts Health NHS Trust will start withdrawing Archie's life support at 11am on 3 August unless the family submits an application to the European Court of Human Rights by 9am on 3 August, Mr Dance said. .
Ms. Dance said she felt she was "disappointed and betrayed" by the decision, after which life support would be turned off at 11 a.m. the next day. Confirmed.
The Trust will not begin removing life support until all legal issues have been resolved.
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The European Court of Human Rights rejected the last-minute application . Archie's family says they will ask the High Court to allow the boy to be transferred to hospice.
Mr. Dance said: "We must fight now to see if we can get him out of here so he can die with dignity in hospice."
"That's unfair. The fact is we as parents have no rights over our children. It's disgusting." to a hospice, hoisted a "imposing pass" and vowed to "fight to the end." The
Barts Health NHS Trust previously explained that moving Archie to hospice involved "considerable risks".
They explained that he was even at risk of being moved to a hospital bed due to his "precarious condition".
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Almost four months after Archie suffered a traumatic head injury, his parents formally filed a lawsuit in the High Court over his transition to hospice care. Hospitals are against this.
Archie's care continues. The hearing will be held late into the night at the Royal Court of Justice in London.
Ms. Dance said:"If Archie is deprived of oxygen, if life support is removed, I will keep him on oxygen. I hope the High Court does the right thing.
"If they refuse permission for us to take him to hospice and receive palliative oxygen, it is simply inhumane and does nothing to Archie's 'dignity'.
August 5
Theis Judge ruled that a transfer to hospice was not in Archie's best interest.
A High Court judge denied her family's permission to appeal her ruling, postponed stopping Archie's treatment until 2 p.m. allowed.
The Court of Appeals judge refused to allow the appeal, stating that Theis Judge's ruling "covered comprehensively the points raised on behalf of the parents" and that the proposed appeal would not include: "There is no prospect of success," he said.
An appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, which argued that the High Court's ruling violated the European Convention on Human Rights, was also unsuccessful.
Archie's family will reportedly withdraw his life support at 10 a.m. Saturday, said the campaign's Christian His Concern in his group.
Ms. Dance said after the verdict:
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Archie's mother Dance told reporters outside the hospital that her son had died Saturday. He said he died at 12:15 p.m.
She said she was "the proudest mother in the world" and said, "He was such a beautiful boy and fought to the end. I am so proud to be his mother." I think.”
Ms. Dance also released new photos of her son.
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