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A hero schoolboy aged only four has been nicknamed "Dr Harvey" after he saved a classmate from choking.

Quick-thinking Harvey Price came to the rescue when Aniya Williams began choking after food lodged in her throat as she ate a sandwich in the school hall at lunchtime.

Harvey jumped from his seat at the table and slapped her on the back until the food came clear.

Aniya's mum Sinead Williams, 23, said today: "He's an angel.

"I've spoken to Harvey's parents and Aniya has said 'thank you' too."

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Teacher Kira Watkins told how Aniya, also four, started to choke after having a drink at the dinner table.

Kira, 27, said: "Harvey reacted immediately and whacked her on the back.

"He jumped up without even a second thought.

"He is a delightful little boy and is very happy and caring."

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Dinner ladies dressed Harvey in a white coat and stethoscope to mark his potentially life-saving good deed at Pantside Primary School, in Newbridge, South Wales.

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The schoolboy's proud mum, Kay Price, 30, said: "We're absolutely ecstatic if I'm honest, me and his dad.

"For a four-year-old to think quickly like that, we can't get over it.

"What if no-one else had notice?

"They are all making a fuss of him at school. The first I knew of it was when I picked Harvey up from school and he came out with a present. The teacher came out and said he stopped a kid from choking.

"The dinner ladies and the breakfast club ladies, they all make a fuss of him and call him Dr Harvey."