Hospital bosses responsible for Andy Casey's care had asked the judge to rule treatment can lawfully end, but his relatives want it to continue and say they have seen movement and signs of life.
A lawyer representing the hospital trust, which has responsibility for Mr Casey's treatment, asked the judge to rule it would be lawful to cease artificial ventilation and care.He told the judge in a written case outline that Mr Casey had been involved in a fight in a pub garden on 9 July and was"punched to the head" and"fell to the ground". He said specialists had diagnosed death on 16 July.
Mr Justice MacDonald said he had concluded, with"very great sadness", Mr Casey"died on 16 July 2023 at 11.51pm". "The now blurred boundary between life and death can be delineated by reference to philosophy, to ethics or to the cardinal tenets of the world's great religions. He said he is satisfied, having regard to brain stem testing undertaken in accordance with a code of practice, Mr Casey had died.
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