A video showing a bulky man taking an eight-month-old baby from a mother’s shopping cart has gone viral.
The incident took place at a local grocery store on August 21 at around 10:30.
In the video, the mother and her baby are seen shopping at the meat department. The mother then placed her baby in the trolley’s baby seat.
Suddenly, a man allegedly an employee of the supermarket, approached the trolley, picked the baby up and walked away. The mother noticed her baby was gone when she closed the fridge. She threw everything down and ran after the man carrying her baby.
A very confused and scared mother is seen in the video holding her baby in her arms as she talks to the man.
Warrant Officer Gerhard Cornelius from Brackendowns SAPS confirmed that a 43-year-old man was arrested on August 22 for attempted kidnapping.
“The matter is under investigation,” said Cornelius.
This is a developing story and the Alberton Record will keep our readers updated.
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