Mother of Archie Battersbee: I will fight until the bitter end

Hollie Dance said a request has been made for Archie to go to a hospice in a “worst-case scenario” but said the hospital has “brutally” said no.

The mother of Archie Battersbee, Hollie Dance, speaks to the media outside the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London (PA)

The mother of Archie Battersbee has vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family wait to hear from the European Court of Human Rights after making a last-ditch bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life support.

The 12-year-old has been in a coma since he was found unconscious in April and is being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments, at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London.