This is the heart-warming moment
a police officer was caught on camera walking arm-in-arm with an 83-year-old
pensioner who was struggling to carry his shopping home.
The image, which has been 'liked'
on Facebook more than 400,000 times, was taken by a passer-by and shows PC
Chris Stevens of Northampton-shire Police carrying the heavy shopping of an
unnamed gentleman in Kings Thorpe.
The pensioner had caught the
wrong bus and was struggling to get home when PC Stevens spotted him leaning
against a wall.
The picture according to Daily Mail
has been shared almost 40,000 times on Facebook, with many people commending
the officer for his actions. After being brought to the attention of Northampton-shire Police they identified the officer on their Facebook page.
PC Stevens said: 'I saw
the gentleman leaning up against a wall, so went over to ask if he was all
right.
He said he'd been in to town
shopping but got on the wrong bus and was struggling to get home. So I asked if
he wanted some help. He said that would be good, so I took his shopping and he
held my arm as we walked back to his house and we had a nice chat. His wife
looked a bit shocked when she opened the door and I was there with him, but he
was fine.
PC Chris Stevens (pictured) of Northampton-shire Police said his kind gesture was 'nothing more than any of my colleagues would have done. It's nice that the police are getting recognition
for doing good things, but it's nothing more than any of my colleagues would
have done. ‘These things happen on a daily basis up and down the country he
said.'
On Facebook hundreds of people
commented on the picture, praising the police officer for his good deed.
Francesca Walker wrote: 'We
really appreciate your help PC stevens. So lovely of you. It was my granddad
that you helped.
'He is 83 and really struggles
with his walking bless him. It was so nice to see him helped out.'
Elliott Marquis Garrott wrote:
'This is absolutely amazing and if more people were like it the world would be
a better place.'
Sarah Scorer: 'Well done it
doesn't actually matter what job this guy has, he could be anything, what
matters is that he took the time out of his day to do something good for
another being without a motive, so means he is a decent human being whether he
works as a doctor, teacher, cleaner or a policeman is irrelevant, we just need
more DECENT people about.'
The officer then wrote on
Facebook: 'Hi Francesca. It was my absolute pleasure to meet and in some small
way help your granddad.
'He is an absolute star and had
me smiling for the rest of the day.'
Francesca replied: 'Ah thank you
again, your an absolute star! I'm guessing he would of been cracking jokes to
you the whole way home with his Irish humor!
'He's got a heart of gold &
so have you for helping him. I'm visiting him & my grandma in the morning
so I'm sure they will be telling me all about it. Thank you again on behalf of
all of my family x.'
In April a teenage Aldi worker
said he was 'blown away' by the public reaction after a picture of him carrying
a 95-year-old pensioner's shopping home went viral.
Christian Trousedale, 18, walked
the elderly man to his front door, holding his hand as they made their way to
his home in Horwich, near Bolton.
His act of kindness was seen by
Samantha-Jayne Brady, who stopped them to take a picture which she then posted
on Facebook.
The picture of Mr Trousedale and
the pensioner has been 'liked' a quarter of a million times and shared by
70,000 people.
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