hree Court docket of Attraction judges are making ready to contemplate the newest stage of a life-support remedy struggle centred on a 12-year-old boy who suffered “catastrophic” mind injury in an accident at dwelling three months in the past.
Archie Battersbee’s dad and mom, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee – of Southend, Essex, have mounted an enchantment bid after a Excessive Court docket choose dominated that docs might lawfully cease remedy.
Sir Andrew McFarlane – the president of the Household Division of the Excessive Court docket and probably the most senior household court docket choose in England and Wales, Woman Justice King and Lord Justice Peter Jackson are listed to contemplate arguments at a Court docket of Attraction listening to in London on Thursday.
Mr Justice Hayden delivered a ruling on Friday after reviewing proof at a listening to within the Household Division of the Excessive Court docket in London.
He described what occurred to Archie as a “tragedy of immeasurable dimensions”.
However he mentioned medical proof was “compelling and unanimous” and painted a “bleak” image.
Mr Justice Hayden heard how Ms Dance discovered Archie unconscious with a ligature over his head on April 7.
She thinks he could have been participating in a web based problem.
The teen has not regained consciousness.
Medical doctors treating Archie on the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, suppose he’s “brain-stem lifeless” and say continued life help remedy isn’t in his finest pursuits.
Archie’s dad and mom disagree and say his coronary heart is thrashing.
They’re being supported by a marketing campaign group known as the Christian Authorized Centre.
Attorneys representing the Royal London Hospital’s governing belief, Barts Well being NHS Belief, had requested for selections about what medical strikes are in Archie’s finest pursuits.
One other Excessive Court docket choose, Mrs Justice Arbuthnot, initially thought of the case.
She concluded, after an earlier listening to, that Archie is lifeless.
However Court docket of Attraction judges upheld a problem by Archie’s dad and mom in opposition to selections taken by Mrs Justice Arbuthnot and mentioned the proof needs to be reviewed.
Mr Justice Hayden mentioned proof reveals Archie suffered a “important harm” to “a number of areas” of his mind and had not “regained consciousness at any time”.
He mentioned the fact of Archie’s case was “horrible”.
“There may be sadly no remedy attainable to reverse the injury that has been brought on to Archie’s mind,” he mentioned.
“There could be no hope in any respect of restoration.”
The choose mentioned he reached his conclusion with “profound remorse”.
Andrea Williams, chief govt of the Christian Authorized Centre, mentioned: “This household have fought courageously to get up to now in taking a stand for Archie’s life.
“We proceed to face shoulder to shoulder with them as they enchantment this ruling.”
