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Video footage of a man apparently trying to snatch a child from a restaurant has caused a stir on social media.
In the video, two women and a child can be seen sitting at a table on the terrace of a restaurant in Florida in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
Then a man jumps over the railing and lunges towards the boy. One of the women tries to grab the boy from the man’s grasp while a patron throws him to the ground. The man is then handed over to the security officers.
Florida police spokesman Sergeant Mpho Mpre confirmed the incident to News24.
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According to Mpre, the incident took place in a pizzeria on Thursday around 17:00.
“The complainant was in the [restaurant] with her 4-year-old son when an unknown male approached and grabbed the girl by the neck as if he wanted to take her away. The mother and child screamed and with the help of the store owner and the community, the suspect was arrested. “
The 24-year-old suspect appeared in Roodepoort Magistrates Court on one charge of assault on Friday morning.
