The mum of a Scots baby who turned blue and stopped breathing during a terrifying seizure has issued her heartfelt thanks to ASDA staff who helped save his life. Beth Williams and partner Jack Allan had just put little Finlay into a trolley at The Jewel supermarket in Edinburgh when he ‘flopped sideways and began crying’ in October.
The 16-month-old’s parents noticed he was burning up and rushed him to the pharmacy counter where first aiders Dean Carpenter and James Jenkins were waiting. But after calling 999 for an ambulance, the youngster began to struggle for breath with ‘gargling, bubbly, liquid’ sounds coming from his chest.
When Finlay stopped breathing, Dean, 61, swiftly began a chest massage to bring him back round. Mum Beth, 21, said: “The whole situation only lasted about ten minutes, but it felt like forever as we didn't know what was going on.
