Brain-damaged child Archie Battersbee should have his life-support treatment stopped, the High Court has ruled.
The 12-year-old has been in an induced coma after his family said he suffered a “tragic accident” at home.
Medical professionals believe the child is brain dead and want to turn off his life support, while his parents want treatment to continue.
A High Court judge had been ordered to decide what was best for the child.
Mrs Justice Arbuthnot ruled on Monday the boy was dead and said doctors could lawfully stop treating him.
“I find that Archie died at noon on May 31 2022, which was shortly after the MRI scans taken that day,” she said in a written ruling.
“I find that irreversible cessation of brain stem function has been conclusively established.”
The judge added: “I give permission to the medical professionals at the Royal London Hospital to cease to ventilate mechanically Archie Battersbee.”
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