A shocking video captures a masked individual trying to snatch a six-year-old Hasidic Jewish boy from his father’s embrace in broad daylight while they were walking on a Brooklyn sidewalk on Saturday.
A father was walking hand in hand with his two sons on the sidewalk in Crown Heights around 3:30 pm when a masked individual in a blue and white letterman jacket approached and took one of the boys.
A man, seemingly over six feet tall, attempted to abduct a child but was thwarted when the father quickly pulled his child back from the would-be kidnapper’s grasp.
An Orthodox Jewish man delivers a punch to the masked individual’s stomach. Authorities confirm that the assailant escaped on foot, and there were no reported injuries.
The probe continues and is under the supervision of the 71st precinct. Currently, no arrests have occurred.
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A spokesperson for Shomrim, a volunteer neighborhood patrol in NYC’s Jewish community, stated that there was no communication between the assailant and the victims prior to or during the attack.
The reason behind the man’s targeting of the child remains unknown.