'He fought right until the very end', his mother said.
Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and doctors, has died.
She said she was "the proudest mum in the world" as she spoke outside the Royal London Hospital in east London, where he died.He died at 12.15 BST, Ms Dance said, adding: "I'm so proud to be his mum."Archie Battersbee suffered brain damage in an incident at home on 7 April and did not regain consciousnessHe suffered severe brain injuries and needed life-sustaining support, including mechanical ventilation and drug treatment. He never regained consciousness.
She and Paul Battersbee, Archie's father, had asked the European Court of Human Rights to intervene in the case last week as they fought for life support to be continued, but were told it fell outside its scope. The family sought permission to appeal against the decision, but that bid was rejected by three justices at the Court of Appeal.
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