The family of an elderly woman who fell in the street have described the group of lads who came to her aid as"super heroes.
The incident happened on Friday 21 August when the five teenage boys rushed to help an elderly woman who had fallen.
Kieran Buckley, 16, and his friends Reece, 16, Ryan, 16, Jamie, 18 and George, 18, were walking down Clough Road in Speke when they noticed the pensioner lying on the street corner.
The selfless lads took off their coats to keep the woman warm while Kieran called his mum who rang an ambulance.
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They waited with the woman until the ambulance arrived and she was taken to Whiston Hospital.
After the ECHO reported on the group's heroics, hundreds of readers praised the teenagers for their quick actions and how they stopped to comfort the elderly woman.
On the ECHO website, a user called RedChamps posted a comment thanking the group that said: "You guys are super heroes in my book. - A massive thank-you, - it's my Gran you looked after. Thank you again."
Word of the boys' kind actions first got out after the Mayor of Hale Village, Jim Ross, was told what happened by his brother Robert who had pulled up at the time.
Mr Ross said the boys deserve to be recognised for their kindness as people often "give young kids a bad name."
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Kieran, 16, told the ECHO: "We were stood around the corner and we found her.
"I phoned my mum and she phoned my auntie who's a nurse (and) they came over.
"We put coats over her and waited with her till the ambulance got there.
"My mum stood there until the ambulance got there too."
Mr Ross said his brother Robert was on his way to see the woman, who is a regular at the local church, when he found her lying on the pavement with the boys around her.
Mr Ross told the ECHO: "She has tripped or done something and all the lads who were passing have stopped and taken their coats off and covered her.
"One ran home to tell their mum and she came out and phoned an ambulance.
"They brought a cover for her and got her comfortable.
"She's a lovely lady and I think the thing is with these kids (it's) how they've stopped when they've seen her and stayed with her until the ambulance got there."
Mr Ross added: "In Speke like other areas people give a bad name to young kids.
"When they do something good I think we need to say well done, well done for what you have done."
