The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused an application by the parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee to postpone the withdrawal of his life support.
Archie has been kept alive by ventilation and medication since he was found unconscious at home in Southend, Essex, on 7 April.
His mother Hollie Dance believes that he may have been participating in an online challenge when he suffered brain damage.
Doctors were set to switch off his life support at 11am on Wednesday, but they decided to wait for the ECHR’s decision after Archie’s parents made a last-minute bid to the court.
The medics at the Royal London Hospital believe it is “highly likely” that Archie is brain-stem dead and have argued that it’s in his best interest for life support to end.
On Tuesday, after losing the Supreme Court bid, Ms Dance said they would apply to the ECHR.
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