The parents of brain damaged Archie Battersbee, 12, have been given permission to appeal against a court ruling that his life support should be stopped.
A judge last week ruled that Archie was dead and life support should end, but the case is now set to be considered by the Court of Appeal.
Archie suffered brain damage after his mother found him unconscious on 7 April. He hasn’t regained consciousness since.
It’s thought he may have been taking part in an online challenge.
Doctors believe he is “brain-stem dead” and should be disconnected from a ventilator at the Royal London Hospital.
However, his parents want the treatment to continue and say his heart is still beating and he has gripped his mother’s hand.
At a High Court hearing today, their barrister said evidence had not shown “beyond reasonable doubt” that Archie is dead.
Lawyers for the hospital trust asked judge Mrs Justice Arbuthnot to decide what was in Archie’s best interests.
