kid snatch horror
Chilling moment car thief drove off with baby in the back seat after mum parked up and ‘briefly’ popped to the shops
The car containing a 10-month-old baby was stolen from outside a shop
THIS is the chilling moment a thief speeds off in a stolen car — with a baby still strapped in the back seat.
Police are hunting the driver and an accomplice who were filmed raiding the car as it sat parked outside a shop.
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CCTV footage shows a blue Peugeot pulling up in front of the silver Volvo on the London Road, Kimbolton, Cambs.
A man can be seen getting out of the passenger seat of the Peugeot and walking towards the Volvo, which still had its keys in the ignition.
Its owner was inside the shop at around 3:30pm on Wednesday, while her baby was safely buckled in the back seat.
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The man then jumps in the car and speeds off, veering onto the wrong side of the road as he makes his getaway.
The child's mum saw the car being taken and ran after it while shouting for the offender to stop.
The man stopped the vehicle around 100 yards down London Road and abandoned it before getting back into the blue car.
The baby was recovered safe and well.
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PC Carl Harris said: "The car was stolen in broad daylight in a matter of seconds by a brazen thief who got more than he bargained for.
"Fortunately the child was unharmed but this was a deeply disturbing incident which could have had terrible repercussions."
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or who recognises the man in the CCTV.
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