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The schoolboy heroes who saved a man from suicide

We were persuading him not to jump. Yeah, we were the first to arrive. He was crying and wiping his eyes. We said, ‘You’ve got family and stuff, it’s not worth it.

Devonte Cafferkey

Despite a combined age of just 39, schoolboys Devonte Cafferkey, Sammy Farah and Shawn Young showed courage way beyond their years just a couple of weeks ago, when they stopped a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge above a busy road.

Schoolboy heroes

Commended by police for their incredible bravery, the trio join us now to recount what happened that day - alongside mental health campaigner Jonny Benjamin, who was himself saved from suicide by a stranger.

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