A three-year-old boy who has a rare genetic muscular condition was handed a special Christmas present by police who visited him in hospital.
Hari Jones loves the boys in blue, so officers surprised him today by turning up unexpectedly at Alder Hey with an exclusive gift.
Cops gave Hari his own Merseyside Police uniform and enlisted him in to their "mini police team," which he was delighted with.
Sergeant Carl Lynch, said: "Hari is mad about the police.
"We met his amazing mum and dad, Ellen and Michael, and his 10-year-old sister Tiami.
"Hari is an amazing little boy who has been really brave over the last couple of years and is likely to be in hospital until June whilst he undergoes specialist treatment.
"It was great to see his face light up today when we turned up to welcome him into the police family and his bravery is certainly an attribute to be valued and admired.
"I would like to thank Alder Hey for giving us permission to visit Hari and his family today and we would like to wish mini police officer Hari and his family a wonderful Christmas."
The north Wales boy, from Caernarfon, suffers from myotubular myopathy, a rare illness which affects the muscles that control breathing and swallowing.
He has complex care needs and has spent time in Alder Hey's high dependency unit.
Dad Michael has previously said there had been complications during Hari’s birth at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor.
Hari was transferred to Alder Hey, where he had a muscle biopsy to try and diagnose what was wrong.
Michael said Hari went into a cardiac arrest which saw his lungs collapse, and he was put onto an oxygen machine to help him breathe.
Myotubular myopathy is a muscle-weakening condition which only affects one in 50,000 children.
