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A four-year-old girl saved her mum's life after she collapsed by dialling 999 after her mother starting having a seizure.

Brave Megan Stratton has been handed a special award and praised for summoning rescuers to her mum Charlotte, 32.

Charlotte had been feeling unwell before she collapsed at her home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and started to have a seizure last Christmas.

Her husband Trevor, also 32, was out fetching some medication so Megan sprang into action and calmly dialled 999.

The youngster gave call handler Alan Austin her address before explaining that her mother was unwell and her father was out.

She then continued to talk with him about Santa, pets and her Frozen advent calendar.

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When asked if she has any older siblings Megan tells him "Lulu is here with me, but she is my pet dog".

And when asked her mum's age, she said: "I don't know how old she is. Because she never tells me. I want to know how old... when she's better".

Megan stayed with her mum, talked to her to keep her calm, stroked her back and fetched her a cushion and a blanket during the incident on December 15

Police and ambulance arrived at the address just as Trevor returned home and Charlotte was given the attention she needed.

On March 25, officers presented Megan with the Chief Constable's Certificate of Appreciation and her mum says she couldn't be prouder.

Charlotte has suffered from seizures in the past and had told Megan what to do if she ever fell ill when nobody else was around.

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She said: "Suffolk Police called me back and explained what she'd done and I was a bit stunned and once we knew we were really, really proud.

"We knew I have seizures regularly so what we do is, on the emergency button on the mobile phone, we have daddy's number programmed and the ambulance, so it was quite easy for her to do."

Call handler Alan Austin added: "You quite often get young children phone up, but none as calm and composed as Megan.

"It's not very often you get a four-year-old who you can talk with quite so easily, who can guide you while you guide her and it made life so much easier."

Temporary Chief Constable Gareth Wilson also praised the youngster and said the award went some way towards recognising her bravery.

He said: "Megan's call to police was truly exceptional to listen to - it is very rare to hear a child handle a call in such a calm manner.

"Megan gave a lot of information to Alan for a child of her age and our Chief Constable's Certificate of Appreciation goes some way toward recognising her and saying well done."