Archie Battersbee: Parents lose appeal over life support

The parents of a 12-year old boy lost their petition for permission to take the life support away from their son. The Royal London Hospital believes the child is brain-dead. The Appeal judges decided that they agreed with the judgment to end his life support from the High Court. Archie's mother, Hollie Dance, believes Archie passed out because of a dangerous internet challenge. Archie has not regained consciousness since Dance found him. The court responded with a no. Ms Dance, whose son was murdered, says she thinks judges were insensitive in their decisions to lower the age of criminal responsibility. One of the family's lawyers suggested they will apply to have the judge take another look at the case. The latest High Court judgement on arbitration agreements might be different than this. Archie needed surgery, but the hospital refused to provide it. A decision was made to bring the case to court, and determine whether the surgery should be performed. Previously, a judge ruled that his parents could not continue treatment while he had a beating heart. The Supreme Court has affirmed the previous ruling by Mr. Justice Hayden in the High Court. Their son, Archie is lifeless and may never wake up. Doctors use machines to keep his body alive for this reason.

Beth Riesgraf stars in Killer Women

Leverage actrice Beth Riesgraf will bust out a different brand of killer moves when she guest-stars on ABC’s midseason drama Killer Women.

Killer Women stars Battlestar Galactica vet Tricia Helfer as Molly Parker, a Texas Ranger surrounded by law enforcement peers who want to see her fail. BSG‘s Michael Trucco and Marta Milans costar as Molly’s brother and his wife, Jeffrey Nordling (24) plays her estranged hubby and Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness) is the DEA agent she’s having an affair with.

Riesgraf will appear in the second episode, “Some Men Need Killing,” as Jennifer Jennings, an interior decorator with a secret sideline.

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Perhaps the coolest element of TNT's Leverage — which airs Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET, and has just been picked up for a second season — is its colorful cast of characters, each of whom is more assured of their snatching skills than the next. That quality is no better personified than by Beth Riesgraf's Parker, an upper-echelon cat burglar who loves climbing walls and sticking her claws into other people's things. Riesgraf gave TVGuide.com a look at what's ahead for her sexy and sassy sneak.