Archie Battersbee: mother appeals to health secretary to continue life support

Treatment for 12-year-old left comatose after suffering brain damage understood to be ending on Monday afternoon

The mother of a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage has written an urgent appeal to the government, with support treatment understood to be ending on Monday afternoon.

In a letter sent on Saturday, Hollie Dance urged the health secretary to act immediately" to stop her son Archie Battersbee's treatment ending.