Plucky punters turned up to face the needle in a charity tattoo marathon in aid of a three-year-old Pitsea boy with serious heart problems.

Taylor Turner - dressed up in a tiger suit - looked on as relatives and others queued for tattoos at Inkin' Ian's Ink Spot, Laindon. His mum, Donna, is raising money to take him to Florida to swim with dolphins.

Little tiger - Taylor,3, looks on as his uncle Dan Turner is given a tattoo by Ian Knell PIcture: LUAN MARSHALL

She said: "A holiday like this would do him the world of good. It's impossible for him to lead a normal life so this trip would do more for him than people could imagine. It will be something special for him to remember."

Published Tuesday October 15, 2002

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