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The mother of a brain-damaged boy in a coma says she will appeal against a court decision to allow his life support treatment to end.

Archie Battersbee, 12, was found unconscious at his home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April 2022.

In a written ruling, Mrs Justice Arbuthnot said that based on the evidence she had heard from specialists, Archie died on 31 May and that mechanical life support should now end.

Hollie Dance, Archie's mother, said: "His heart is still beating, he has gripped my hand, and as his mother, I know he is still in there."

Hollie has been speaking to 大象传媒 Essex's Ben Fryer.