THE mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee has described receiving the High Court judge ruling felt like a death sentence on her son.

Holly Dance, from Southend, told GB News in an exclusive interview that she is convinced her son, who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute, is not brain dead.

Speaking to GB News, she said: “We received the judge's decision while we were set to go to court yesterday, we received the decision via an email.

“They sort of told us your child's been given a death sentence via an email - it’s very insensitive."

Holly spoke on the program afterHigh Court judge Mrs Justice Arbuthnot on Monday ruled that Archie was dead and said doctors could lawfully stop treating him.

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He suffered brain damage in an accident at his home in early April, but Holly is certain that he is still aware and has shown videos of him gripping her finger in hospital.

Speaking to GB News' Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster, Holly explained how Archie may have been taking part in a dare when he suffered his accident.

Echo: Hollie Dance speaking to reporters after High Court ruling (PA)Hollie Dance speaking to reporters after High Court ruling (PA)

She said he may have been unconscious for three minutes before she discovered him.

This time-period was significant, Holly told the presenters, because independent medical experts have told the family it means Archie could still have a chance of recovery.

“It was three minutes," she said. "I've gone through a timeline, and I think this is what hasn't been put over to the judge.

“I appreciate the judge must make a ruling based on the evidence that's been put in front of her and we haven't had a fair hearing.

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“But we've been allowed no medical experts on our side apart from obviously [a doctor] from the USA [saying] that he doesn't agree with the doctors over here.

“And I think that is quite important to actually get across.”

Holly added: “The doctor that we've got from the USA is a very highly qualified doctor.

“He said that Archie suffered 10 per cent in the process which is fully reversible. And I think that's very important to get across - it's fully reversible.”

She told GB News that Archie reacts to her and visiting friends: “There is a very firm grip when he holds my hand. I've got lots of videos like this.

“He partly opens his eyes. His blood pressure changed when his little friend was at the hospital visiting him the other day.

“His blood pressure changed every time he went around and stroked his face and then he went back on the other side of the bed and it dropped back to where he is.”

She has vowed to appeal against the High Court decision.