Archie Battersbee: Last-minute hearing to be held over treatment
BBC News says The Court of Appeal is to hold a last-minute hearing in the case of Archie Battersbee – hours before doctors are due to withdraw life support.
The government asked judges to urgently consider a request from a United Nations committee to keep treating the 12-year-old while it examines the case.
The Court of Appeal hearing is scheduled for 11:00 BST – three hours before care is due to end at 14:00.
Archie was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April.
He has never regained consciousness and his mother Hollie Dance said she believed he might have been taking part in an online challenge.
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