Mother of toddler allegedly nearly abducted at Yinnar park reveals stranger’s chilling response
Mother of 18-month-old baby who was almost ‘kidnapped’ by a stranger in a park reveals his chilling reaction after chasing him
- Toddler almost kidnapped in Victorian park
- Mother said he “didn’t say anything” when she confronted him
A mother whose 18-month-old was allegedly nearly kidnapped by a man in a park has revealed that the stranger looked at her and said nothing as she chased after him.
Julia, a mother of five, had taken her children to Centenary Park in Yinnar, southeast of Melbourne, on May 5.
She had seen her 18-month-old daughter jump on a dug-in trampoline when an unknown man allegedly snatched the child and started walking away.
The 30-year-old ran after the man and managed to free her daughter from his grasp, but said he just looked at her “dead in the eyes”.
Julia, a mother of five, had taken her children to Centenary Park in Yinnar, south-east of Melbourne, on May 5 when her 18-month-old daughter was reportedly nearly abducted
‘He said nothing. He just looked dead into my eyes,” she said Seven news.
“But even when I said, ‘Can I help you?'” (he said) nothing, he didn’t say a word.’
The mother claims the man saw her young daughter playing and fled to the nearby toilets after chasing him.
“I just grabbed her legs and yanked her back. I’m pretty sure I hurt her doing that, but I just wanted to get her off him,” she said.
The toddler suffered cuts to her arms and legs when her mother frantically snatched her away from the man.
Victoria Police have released a photo of a man they wanted to speak to about the incident
Julia said she was sitting on a bench just meters away when her daughter was snatched.
‘I still remember; I’ve never shaken so hard. My whole body was shaking,” she told the ABC.
She quickly grabbed her children and returned to her car before calling the police.
Victoria Police have released a photo of a man they wanted to speak to about the incident.
A 45-year-old man reported to the police on Thursday, but has been released pending further investigation.
Investigations are underway.
The terrifying incident took place at Centenary Park in Yinnar in central Gippsland, Victoria