‘Beautiful little boy’ Archie Battersbee dies in hospital, mother announces

“He was such a beautiful little boy. He fought right until the very end and I am so proud to be his mum.”

Hollie Dance surrounded by family and friends, outside the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, east London, speaking to media following the death of her 12 year old son Archie Battersbee. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Archie Battersbee has died in hospital after weeks of legal battles.

The 12-year-old had been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother Hollie Dance in April and was being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments.