Archie Battersbee: Judges reject allowing more time for UN to consider caseon August 1, 2022 at 3:42 pm

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The Court of Appeal says treatment of the 12-year-old should not continue beyond Tuesday.

Archie BattersbeeImage source, Hollie Dance

A last-minute Court of Appeal hearing has ruled the withdrawal of life support for Archie Battersbee should not be postponed, after a UN committee asked for time to consider the case.

The government asked judges to urgently consider a request from a UN Committee to keep treating the 12 year old.

The Court of Appeal reused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment beyond 12:00 on Tuesday.

Archie was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April.

His care had been due to end at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, at 14:00 BST on Monday.

President of the family division Sir Andrew McFarlane, Lady Justice King and Lord Justice Moylan ordered a short delay in withdrawing life-sustaining treatments until Tuesday for Archie’s parents to consider any other applications they wish to make.

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