Special delivery for Ballymena police officers

Police officers are often told to expect the unexpected, but two local constables certainly weren’t expecting to add midwife to their list of duties when flagged down by a dad to be at 3.30am.

With no time to reach hospital, the officers helped welcome baby Benedykt into the world in the back of the car on October 9th, then wrapped them both in a high-vis jacket to keep them warm until colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service arrived.

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Mum may not have had the water birth she’d hoped for, but she was delighted to meet her new arrival! The officers recently went back to meet Benedykt and congratulate his Mum, Dad and his two big brothers.

“We are all delighted Mum and baby are doing well! Not all heroes wear capes, some wear police uniforms, and occasionally help deliver babies!”