Child snatcher is in jail for trying to kidnap a three-year-old boy from Aldi… who was rescued by his seven-year-old brother
- Sergejus Paskevicius, 60, tried to take the child, but his brother saved him
A child snatcher has been convicted of attempting to kidnap a three-year-old boy from Aldi but was thwarted by the toddler’s seven-year-old brother.
Sergejus Paskevicius, 60, from Heywood in Rochdale, was arrested and charged with child abduction in July last year.
He could be seen on camera images stood outside the packing area of an Aldi in Heywood before trying to talk to a young child at around 5.45pm on July 23, 2022.
In what the boys’ mother described as “every parent’s worst nightmare,” Paskevicius picked up the toddler and began walking away from the store.
Sergejus Paskevicius (pictured), 60, has been jailed for three years and two months for child kidnapping
Paskevicius tried to take a toddler away from an Aldi in Heywood, Rochdale (pictured)
Fortunately, the boy’s older brother came to the rescue and grabbed his sibling’s leg before their mother could get them to safety.
About the seven-year-old hero, his mother said: “My son cannot go and do normal things, like go to the park, to the circus or to the shops.”
Robert Elias, mitigating, said Paskevicius may have wanted “some affection or a hug” Sun reported.
But at sentencing, Judge Tina Landale said if it wasn’t for the older brother, “you would have taken him right out of the store.”
Paskevicius initially pleaded guilty to child kidnapping, but subsequently withdrew his plea.
He was jailed for three years and two months at Manchester Crown Court (Minshull St).