Archie Battersbee: family given time ‘to come to terms’ with ruling

Relatives of 12-year-old boy in comatose state allowed more time after judge ruled life support treatment should end

An NHS trust boss says staff are giving relatives of a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage time to come to terms" with a judge's ruling that life support treatment should end.

But Alistair Chesser, chief medical officer for Barts Health NHS trust, said on Friday that further delay" in starting to provide palliative care" to Archie Battersbee would not be appropriate" without a court order.