Archie Battersbee's mum faces backlash over 'birthday party' held at son's grave
28.09.2022 - 16:47
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Archie Battersbee's mum has hit back after facing criticism for having a "party" at his grave. Hollie Dance had put up a gazebo at her son's headstone so she could spend her birthday there on Friday.
Archie became the centre of a High Court dispute over summer about whether on not his life support should be withdrawn. The 12-year-old was found unconscious by his mum at their home on April 7 and was kept on a ventilator for four months, the Mirror reports.
His family fought to keep the youngster on life support, however after several hearings judges sided with the NHS and agreed to withdraw his care. His funeral was held earlier this month at St Mary’s Church, Prittlewell in Southend-on-Sea.
Ms Dance has since hit back at complaints made to Southend Council, alleging people were partying, drinking and listening to loud music after setting up a gazebo at the grave. She also claims cruel trolls have started leaving items at the site.
She said: "We are 100 per cent being targeted and I have even had death threats. One of the worst things that have been done was somebody left a mock noose made out of plastic. They are absolutely tormenting the life out of us.”
Ms Dance said she put up the gazebo - which has since been taken down - but only had a Starbucks coffee and a box of milk chocolates. She added: "If you call a Starbucks coffee and a box of milk chocolates that somebody bought me for my birthday ‘partying’, then we are guilty. Otherwise it’s nonsense.”
Southend councillor Martin Terry, responsible for public protection, said: “We understand that people will always grieve in different ways when they lose a loved one. We would remind all families with loved ones in the cemetery of the conditions of when they purchased the
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