Police have praised the bravery of a six year old boy who called police after his mum accidentally locked herself in the bathroom.
Officers say the incident happened in the south of the Island this morning.
The boy dialled 999 after his mother became trapped, and looked after his baby brother until police could arrive to help.
Police took to Twitter, describing the youngster as "calm and brave".
Officers just dealt with 999 call from a 6 yr old in the South of the Island. Mum accidentally locked herself in bathroom. 6 year old was very calm and brave, while waiting for officers to arrive, and looking after his baby brother. IOM is fantastic! #IOMPolice #BraveChildren
— TweetbeatIOM (@TweetbeatIOM) February 12, 2018
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