Watch as a 102 year old ex police officer receives some special visitors

Percy Mann, who went viral in a TikTok video, looked out his window to see local police applauding him

Percy Mann, a 102 year-old care home resident, who raised a smile in a viral TikTok video received a surprise visit from local police, who turned the sirens on as they applauded him.

The former police officer is resident at Whitecraigs Care Home in Glasgow can just be seen through a window in the video as the police visit to surprise him.

Mr Mann delighted the internet after appearing dancing in a TikTok video with two of the homes carers.

He confesses: “I’m a bit of a fitness maniac.”

A father to 11 children, a grandfather to 20 grandkids and a great grandfather to 16 great grandchildren, Mr Mann has been described by his family as an ‘inspiration’.

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Percy Mann, 102 care home resident received a special visit from the police.

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