Archie Battersbee was eventually disconnected and died in a London hospital after four months in a coma.
the English boy Archie Batterbeewho had been brain dead since April this year and who was at the center of a family court battle to keep him alivedied this Saturday after being the assisted breathing mechanisms were withdrawnreported the mother, Hollie Dance.
The 12-year-old child, whose case has been the focus of media attention, died around 12:15 local time (11:15 GMT) at the Royal London Hospital in the east of the British capital.
In a statement to the media outside the hospital, the mother said her son “fought to the end”. “I mean I’m the proudest mother in the world. He was a beautiful child. He fought to the end and I am so proud to be his mother, “the mother said between sobs.
The mother reached out to the gathered press while arm in arm with family friend Ella Carter, who described Archie as “completely blue” before he died.
Archie Battersbee, who was brain dead, died this Saturday after his assisted breathing mechanisms were removed. (Hollie Dance via AP)
With tears streaming down her face, Ella said: “They took all his medications off at 10 and his stats were completely stable for two hours.”
He added: “It has turned completely blue. There is absolutely nothing helpful in seeing a family member or a child suffocate.”
The fight in the family
The family had embarked on a long, resourceful legal process to keep alive the boy, who had been brain dead since he was found unconscious on April 7 at his home in Southend, Essex County. ‘England).
Archie was found with a rope tied around his head and it is estimated that he may have suffered an accident when he participated in some viral challenge through social networks.
mother Hollie Dance, second left, surrounded by family and friends, outside the Royal London Hospital, speaks to the press after the death of 12-year-old son Archie Battersbee. (Aaron Chown / PA via AP)
In recent months, the family has initiated a legal action to prevent the hospital from withdrawing the self-contained breathing apparatus, as the Health Authority wanted, considering that he had no chance of recovery.
After several appeals to the British courts and the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights, which proved the right to hospital, the family also tried unsuccessfully in recent days to allow Archie to be taken from the hospital to a hospital. hospice so that he could die. in this place, away from the noise of Royal London.
The latest effort in this direction came to an end last night after the European Court of Human Rights indicated it the hospice transfer case was “outside” its jurisdiction.
The hospital argued that putting Archie in a hospice was risky because slight body movement could further aggravate his condition.
This is a photo provided by Hollie Dance of her son Archie Battersbee. The 12-year-old boy died after four months in a coma. (Hollie Dance via AP, File)
A spokesperson for the Christian Concern group, which supports Archie’s family, acknowledged that “all legal avenues” were exhausted and that the relatives were “broken.”
During the judicial proceedings, the British judges reiterated that continuing to offer life support to the boy was “against his best interest”.
Judge Lucy Theis of the family division of the High Court in London highlighted the family’s “unconditional love and dedication” in denying the move to the hospice and stressed that she hopes the child will have the opportunity to die in peace .
With information from EFE and Mirror
Source: Clarin
