Man wants to end 'living hell'

A court ruling on whether a Perth quadriplegic may be allowed to starve to death may be given as early as next Friday.

Lawyer John Hammond requested WA Supreme Court chief justice Wayne Martin hold a bedside hearing next Friday for his client, Christian Rossiter, 49, at the nursing home where he is in care.

The Brightwater Care Group has lodged an application seeking advice on whether the nursing home should continue feeding Rossiter, despite his wish to starve to death.

Rossiter has described his situation in total paralysis as "a living hell" - in 24-hour care at Brightwater, in Perth's northern suburbs.