Unconscious Woman Saved By 3-Year-Old Son Who Dialled Police After Learning About It From Cartoons

A three-year-old boy named Thomas Boffey helped save his mother after calling the police when she fell unconscious. He had apparently learned to dial the emergency number from an unlikely source: a YouTube cartoon.

Thomas Boffey dialled 999 after his mom, 33-year-old Kayleigh Boffey, fell down the stairs. Upon hitting her head, she reportedly lost consciousness, Birmingham Mail reported.

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The incident took place on November 12, in West Midlands, UK.

The toddler knew how to call 999 because he had watched Robocar Poli - an animated kids' show from South Korea that features a police car, ambulance, and fire engine. Thomas, speaking to ??operator Morgane Amphlett, said his "mummy fell upstairs" before putting the semi-conscious Kayleigh on the line.

"He climbed up onto my windowsill in the living room to get my phone and he managed to [phone] the operator," said Kayleigh. "They couldn't understand what he was on about but directed him to the police."

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After calling 999, he climbed over his child gate and let police and paramedics into the property before guiding them to his mother, as per Birmingham Mail.

With Kayleigh's permission, the West Midlands police have since released an audio clip from Boffey's 999 call, "in the hope more parents will teach their children what to do in an emergency."

Kayleigh was treated at a hospital for knee, ankle, shoulder and hip injuries but is now recovering at home with her ¡°mini- superhero¡±.

She added: ¡°I¡¯m extremely proud of him ¡ª it was amazing he knew what to do and didn¡¯t get scared.¡±

Head of force contact Andy Beard said call handler Morgane did well to keep the boy calm, build a rapport and glean important information about what had happened.

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