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Judge says boy left brain damaged after 'online challenge' is dead and life support should end

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A judge has rules that a 12-year-old boy suffering from brain damage is dead and his life support should end. Archie Battersbee was being treated at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, where doctors said he was "brain-stem dead".

Archie was severely injured after taking part in an 'online challenge' on April 7. The youngster's parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, from Southend, Essex, say his heart is still beating and they want treatment to continue.

However, Mrs Justice Abuthnot ruled on Monday that Archie was dead and doctors could lawfully stop treatment. Read more: First picture of man accused of murdering boy, 15, and attempted murder of his mum The judge heard in the Family Division of the High Court in London earlier this week how Archie was found unconscious by Ms Dance with a ligature over his head on April 7.

Lawyers representing Archie's family told the judge his heart is still beating while his mother said he had gripped her hand despite not regaining conciousness.

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