LITTLE Levi Trotter lies in an incubator, fighting for his life after being diagnosed with killer bug meningitis.

The 12-day-old from Bettws, Newport, was rushed to the city’s Royal Gwent Hospital on Wednesday after he suddenly stopped breathing, but was saved by a heroic neighbour.

Born on May 1, the youngster was exactly one week old when he suddenly stopped breathing, leaving his parents Amber Collins and Aly Trotter, of Livale Road, Bettws, desperately trying to bring him back to life.

When Miss Collins could not get through to the emergency services, she frantically dashed over to her neighbour, screaming for help.

The neighbour, who wants to remain anonymous, then ran over to the house and gave the youngster mouth to mouth, bringing him back to life after around three minutes of him not breathing.

The neighbour then called 999 and paramedics arrived immediately to take Levi to the Royal Gwent Hospital, where doctors worked for an hour to stabilise him.

Following further tests, Levi was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis on Wednesday.

His parents are now undergoing an agonising two week wait to see if he responds to antibiotics.

He is also currently being fed through a tube in his nose and is on medication to stop him from fitting.

His parents are also waiting for the results of a scan, after doctors found swelling on the back of Levi’s head which may mean there is a blockage on the flow of fluid around his brain.

This could lead to problems in later life, including sight loss and deafness.

Miss Collins, who has four other children, said: “He is fighting for his life and it is just a waiting game now. We are really anxious and scared, but I am so grateful to our neighbour who saved Levi’s life. I will never be able to repay them for what they’ve done.”