A father from Herefordshire is to have a portrait of his dead son tattooed on his chest using the child's ashes.
Mark Richmond, 39, and his wife Lisa, 31, said they wanted to do something as a lasting tribute to their son Ayden.
He had a rare condition which meant he was unable to process fats and died in 2005, aged two years and four months.
The couple, who own a tattoo parlour in Greater Manchester, plan to mix some of Ayden's ashes in the ink for a 7in black and white portrait of him.
Mr Richmond, from Ross-on-Wye, said he was inspired by tattooing a portrait of murder victim Sophie Lancaster on her father John.
