A boy on life support has been declared dead by the court despite family’s insistence that he can survive

Despite his family’s pleas, a judge has ruled that a 12-year-old  boy who suffered brain damage is dead and that life support treatment should be discontinued. Archie Battersbee was discovered comatose with a ligature around his neck at his house in Essex on April 7. It was initially thought to be a “freak accident,” but his  family began