Mother urges judge to give her 12-year-old son ‘more time’ before turning off his life support 

Mother urges judge to give her 12-year-old son ‘more time’ as ruling is due today on doctors’ bid to test boy’s brain stem before turning off his life support

• 12-year-old Archie Battersbee was found unconscious with cord around his neck
• Mother Hollie Dance, 46, of Southend-on-Sea, refuses to turn off his life support 
• But doctors at The Royal London Hospital say it is likely he is already brain dead 
• A High Court judge is expected to make a ruling on Archie’s future today 

By Dan Sales For Mailonline

Published: 05:28 EDT, 13 May 2022 | Updated: 05:29 EDT, 13 May 2022