Fight for Archie Battersbee's life 'gave his father Paul a heart attack on doorstep of court'

Archie Battersbee's family's were left enraged after a judge denied their request to postpone a ruling on the brain-damaged 12-year-old's life support - despite his father falling ill on the way to court and having to be taken to hospital. The decision to continue with the case despite Paul Battersbee's illness sparked fury today from the family and its supporters - before a judge ruled that doctors can lawfully turn off Archie's life support. Pictured right: Archie before his accident Archie's parents Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee address the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice an earlier hearing. Archie's parents, who are separated, said the judge made errors and wanted the appeal court to remit the case to another High Court judge for another hearing. Doctors at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, believe he is 'brain-stem dead' but his parents are fighting to keep his mechanical ventilation Archie has not regained consciousness after he was found unresponsive with a ligature around his neck at his home in Southend, Essex on April 7 Archie with his mother Hollie Dance, brother Tom Summers and sister Lauren Summers in a family photo while enjoying an evening out Judges heard that Ms Dance found Archie unconscious with a ligature over his head on April 7.