Boy saved brother after hearing noises in night

A seven-year-old boy who woke his parents in the night to alert them to "loud noises" coming from his brother's room has won a national award.

Louie's older sibling Harley had suffered a seizure at their home in Alcester, Warwickshire, and was found unresponsive by their mother Sophie.

While Harley had previously been diagnosed with epilepsy, he had only experienced brief lapses in consciousness.

The mother said the family had been informed Harley would not have survived without Louie's efforts.

The schoolboy has been awarded an Epilepsy Star award by national charity Epilepsy Action, and is now described as his "brother's hero".

It was his actions that allowed Sophie to call 999 while her husband rushed to grab a defibrillator.

"I went into the bedroom to open the door to have the fright of my life," Sophie said.

"Harley was unconscious, unresponsive and he was making noises. The right side of his face had dropped all the way down."

An ambulance arrived within minutes and he was able to get medical treatment.

"I thought I had lost a son," the mother added. "If Louie hadn't of alerted [us] when he did Harley wouldn't have made it.

"We would have woken up in the morning to my eldest baby passed away."

Rebekah Smith, deputy chief executive at Epilepsy Action said the award was well-deserved.

"We hope Louie feels proud of himself for his amazing quick thinking," she said. "His bravery is truly inspiring.”

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