Archie Battersbee is dead after his life support was withdrawn, his family says
His family had tried to keep his support going but were ruled against by judges, who found it to be in his best interest to have it withdrawn. Life support was due to be taken off at 10am.
His mother Hollie Dance said she was the "proudest mum in the world" as she fought back tears outside the Royal London Hospital.Ella Rose Carter, the fiance of Archie's older brother, Tom, said: "He was taken off medication at 10am and his stats remained stable until two hours after they removed ventilation and he went completely blue."No family should ever have to go through what we have been through. It's barbaric.
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