Archie Battersbee’s family take fight to European court again after latest legal loss

His parents have fought a long-running legal battle over the withdrawal of treatment, which ultimately failed on Wednesday when the European Court of Human Rights refused to intervene

Archie Battersbee’s family are taking their fight back to the European Court of Human Rights (Hollie Dance/PA)

The family of Archie Battersbee have lost their latest legal bid to have him transferred from hospital to a hospice to die but intend to continue their efforts at the European Court of Human Rights.

The 12-year-old’s parents applied to the Court of Appeal on Friday, after losing a UK High Court bid to have him moved to a hospice before his life-sustaining treatment is withdrawn.