ARCHIE Battersbee's devastated mother tells how her beloved son died "without dignity" 15 minutes after life support was switched off.
Traumatized 46-year-old Holly Her dance is forever in her mind with the image of her beloved boy being "suffocated" on August 6th. say that it will burn into
Archie's life support machine was withdrawn after his parents lost a huge legal battle to keep their son alive.
Tragically her 12-year-old was nearly five years old after participated in a brain injury. I spent a month in the intensive care unit. Social media dare.
On April 7 of this year, at his home in Southend, Essexafter Holly found a ligature around his neck. , doctors declared him "brain stem dead."
His mother and father, Paul Battersby, lost the battle at all the hurdles to keep life support running, and a judge ruled it was not in the young man's "best interest." got down.
Hollyconfided in Archie's "heartbreaking" final moments after fighting tirelessly for his son's life.
She told The Mirror: It took 15 minutes for my heart to stop. There was nothing "dignified" about his death.
"It was heartbreaking to see your child suffocate to death. That image will never leave me."
He died at 12:15 pm on the 6th of May at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
But his family's suffering is not over yet. Holly admits that he will hear the noise of the machine that kept his son alive for "the rest of his life."
When doctors withdrew his life support, the desperate mother vowed to "keep Archie on oxygen". , is channeling grief over its efforts with the social media giant for its failure to crack down on the dangerous online challenge.
Holly claims at least 82 of her deaths were related to the "Blackout Challenge" that claimed Archie's life.
A terrifying challenge prompting the user to suffocate until unconscious.
It broke my heart to see your child suffocate to death. That image never leaves me.
Holly Dance
Many other youth reported brain death after participating It hasa fatal tendency.
Holly said she found footage of a man in his 30s "demonstrating" challenges to children, prompting her online platform to step up and eradicate harmful content.
She added: "People are pushing our kids to do these challenges in the world. It's disgusting.
" Challenges are a disease.
"These people need to be held accountable. The police and the government need to work together to stop this."
wants to protect children and parents from the pain the family faced after fatefully joining .
She has also worked with the court system to change the laws surrounding patients on life support machines.
Despite months of grueling battles over Archie, Holly has no regrets for having tried all means in her lawsuit.
She added:
