Praise for ‘caring’ teens who assisted elderly resident in Carrickfergus

In a social media post, police said: “We have been informed that last Saturday (December 13) a member of the public saw an elderly gentleman lying on the footpath near the Bowling Club in Carrick.

"As he stopped to help, two teenage boys were already there and were helping this man. They were able to assist him back to his feet, and subsequently took him home and left him in the care of his family.

"We didn’t get the names of the two Good Samaritan teenagers, but we want to publicly thank them. What a great example of caring and community spirit!”

The act of kindness was also praised by a number of local residents. One wrote: “These teenage boys are a credit to themselves and their families.”

Another added: “Now this does restore some faith in humanity.”