A 12-years-old boy named Archie Battersbee suffered from brain damage in an incident at home in early April, and it is said that he might have been taking part in an online challenge.
Archie Battersbee is a young boy from Southend-On-Sea whose mother wants to keep him on life support but the specialists treating him say it is highly likely he is already brain destroyed. Currently, he is being treated at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.
His mother is fighting a High Court battle for her son’s life after he never recovered consciousness following a freak accident at home. Lawyers representing the hospital’s governing trust, Barts Health NHS Trust, have asked Justice Emma Arbuthnot to determine whether doctors should continue treating Battersbee.
She is prepared to start watching a final hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London on Monday. As said earlier, Archie’s mom told the court how she found him senseless with a ligature over his head on April 7 and believes he might have been taking part in an online challenge. Archie has not regained consciousness since.
How Did Archie Battersbee Get Brain Damage?
As per his mother, Archie Battersbee might have taken part in an online challenge that caused brain damage.
Doctors are treating him at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, believe it highly likely he is dead and says life-support treatment should conclude.
But his parents from Southend, Essex, disagree. Lawyers embodying the Royal London Hospital’s governing trust, Barts Health NHS Trust, have asked Justice Arbuthnot to choose whether doctors should continue treating Battersbee.
The judge is prepared to start overseeing a final hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London on Monday. She has heard that Battersbee suffered brain damage in an incident at home in early April.
Archie Battersbee Online Challenge Accident Explained
As mentioned earlier, Archie Battersbee might have taken part in an online challenge.
His mother, Hollie Dance, said that she has told how she discovered him unconscious with a ligature over his head on April 7 and thinks he might have participated in an online challenge.
Since then, he has not gained consciousness. One specialist said the judge said he thought scans indicated that Archie had suffered an irretrievable brain injury at an earlier hearing. Two others said they thought tests showed that the young boy was brain-stem dead.
Archie Battersbee GoFundMe Page
When Archie Battersbee suffered brain damage, a GoFundMe page was created to support him.
It was started by Archie’s sister-in-law, Ella Carter. Their aim was to raise around £20,000, but they have already collected over £20,198 at the time of this writing.
Currently, people from worldwide are sharing their messages, and his family members are also worried about the health of Battersbee as he is fighting for his life.