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Loved ones have gathered to say their final goodbyes to 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who was at the centre of a fight to keep him on life support. The youngster's funeral took place at St Mary’s Church, Prittlewell, in Southend-on-Sea, with his mum Hollie Dance and dad Paul Battersbee leading the mourners.

Archie Battersbee has died in hospital just hours after his life support was switched off on Saturday morning.

Archie Battersbee's life support is to be switched off today (August 6) and his mother Hollie Dance has spoken about the lasting effects of the months-long ordeal. The 12-year-old boy has been in a coma since being found unconscious in April.

Tragic Archie Battersbee’s life support will be switched off in hospital at 10am on Saturday after his devoted parents lost a long-running court battle with all legal routes now "exhausted". Campaign group Christian Concern announced that his loved ones had been told tonight that the 12-year-old's life-supporting treatment would end - before the European Court of Human Rights then said it will not intervene in the case.

The parents of Archie Battersbee have lost a High Court bid to have him transferred to a hospice to die.

Archie Battersbee’s mum has vowed to give her son mouth-to-mouth if it means he can spend his final moments "in dignity" at a hospice. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee have launched a legal bid to be allowed to choose where their 12-year-old spends his final days, after being declared brain stem dead.

Archie Battersbee's mum and dad have revealed they are filing another legal bid to have the schoolboy moved to a hospice. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee claim they should be allowed to choose where the 12-year-old takes his final moments.

The parents of Archie Battersbee have filed an application to the Supreme Court in a bid to extend his life-sustaining treatment to allow time for a United Nations committee to consider the 12-year-old’s case.

Life-support treatment for Archie Battersbee is expected to be switched off on Tuesday after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of his treatment.

Archie Battersbee is set to have his life support removed after his family lost their final bid to keep him alive today.

The parents of a 12-year-old boy in a “comatose state” and considered “brain-stem dead” by doctors want a High Court judge to consider evidence for a third time. Archie Battersbee suffered “catastrophic” brain damage in an accident at home in April, and has not regained consciousness.

A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can lawfully stop providing life support to brain-damaged schoolboy Archie Battersbee after reviewing evidence at a hearing.

The parents of a 12-year-old boy will find out today if their appeal against a High Court ruling to end his life-support treatment has succeeded. Archie Battersbee suffered a “devastating” brain injury three months ago and doctors have since said continuing his treatment should end.

The parents of Archie Battersbee have been given the go-ahead to take their case to the Court of Appeal after a High Court judge concluded that the youngster was dead. It comes after it was recently ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing treatment to the 12-year-old boy after a trial in the Family Division of the High Court in London.

A judge has rules that a 12-year-old boy suffering from brain damage is dead and his life support should end.

Holly Willoughby appeared to be keeping her emotions in as she spoke to the mum of a young boy who is facing having his life support switched off. Hollie Dance is fighting to save her 12-year-old son Archie Battersbee alongside his dad, Paul.