Wallsend toddler has loo seat removed from neck by fire crews

Kay Stewart said she heard cries of "Mammy I'm stuck"

Firefighters have freed a two-year-old girl whose head got trapped in her toilet seat after she tried to wear it.

Kay Stewart was alerted by cries of "Mammy - I'm stuck" to find daughter Harper's head stuck in the toilet training seat at home in Wallsend.

Harper's teenage sister called Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) for help after trying with her mother to free the toddler on Tuesday.

Crews said Harper had been "very brave" as they used small tools to remove it.

Ms Stewart said her daughter had become stuck while playing with the seat while she was tidying.

She said she asked neighbours if they had anything to try and cut the seat off - but felt she could not cut through the plastic material herself.

Fire crews who freed the toddler have wished the family well with future potty training

The 37-year-old, who is mother to four girls and two boys, said: "I was so relieved when the firefighters turned up - I'd been trying everything to get it off when my older daughter said she'd called the fire service for help.

"They turned up, blue lights and everything, and the kids loved it.

"They were so calming and kept the other kids busy whilst helping Harper."

Station manager Trevor Sturrock said crews arrived at the family's home "in just a matter of minutes".

'Very brave'

He said it was something she had to be "very still for" and could have been "really frightening for such a little person".

"Harper was very brave which helped the firefighters complete the rescue," he added.

Fire crews added "no two days are the same" in their jobs and wished the family well with their future potty training.

Ms Stewart said Harper had been unaffected by the drama and had been "running riot chucking talcum powder over her little sister" after crews left.

She added: "She's got a new potty now though."