Proud mum Sue Tarsey gives her hero son Charlie a hug

by Jamie Bullen

A three-year-old boy stunned paramedics when he called 999 and explained his mother was having an epileptic fit - saving her life.

Little Charlie Tarsey, of Station Road, Herne Bay, was on his own with mother Sue when she collapsed in her bedroom and started having a series of fits.

But the quick-thinking toddler kept a cool head to call the emergency services to say his "mummy wasn't feeling well" and that she was bleeding, which led police and ambulance to his door.

"the emergency staff couldn't believe it when they found out he was three...” – sue tarsey

Despite not being tall enough to let them in, Charlie's 27-year-old sister Danielle arrived to open the door for the police and ambulance crew to give their mother emergency assistance.

Sue, 47, said: "I told him how proud of him I was and how big he was.

"He now runs round saying how big he is. The emergency staff couldn't believe it when they found out he was three.

"I had phoned the ambulance staff earlier in the day and my daughter was on the way, but there could have been consequences if Charlie didn't act the way he did.

"It could have been a lot worse – you just don't know.

"It was the first time he was by himself when I had a fit. I have had one in front of him before but my boyfriend was there at the time.

"No one believed him at first – they thought he was telling them fibs. He was so calm, I was told, and wasn't crying at all."

Quick-thinking Charlie Tarsey, three, rang an ambulance for his mother when she suffered an epileptic fit

Charlie's family and his nursery said his feat was even more amazing as he had only learned to speak in the past few months.

Sue added: "What shocked us the most is that he has just started having conversations. He is bright in other ways but he has only started talking and that is what has surprised people so much.

"I can't remember much of what happened, but it has just touched my heart. We are all so proud of him – he is my little superstar."

Charlie has been congratulated by family, friends and the Poppy’s Children Centre in Avenue Road, where he attends nursery two days a week.

Nikki Finnis, from the nursery, said: "He has come such a long way for someone who only started speaking in September. Everyone at the nursery is really proud of him."