Dramatic video shows a Florida mother desperately fighting off her daughter's kidnapper in broad daylight.
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#1 Showing her protective maternal instinct, the woman threw herself on top of her 13-year-old daughter to keep her safe in the store
Harrowing CCTV footage shows a mother tackling an alleged would-be kidnapper when he tried to snatch her teenage daughter in a supermarket.
The video, caught on the convenience store's surveillance camera, shows a man said to be Craig Bonello, 30, approaching the mum and daughter in an aisle.
In a terrifying swipe for the girl, the man appears to grabs the teenager by the arms before violently dragging her across the floor.
Attempting to pull her away from her mother, he hauls the girl closer to the exit as the woman furiously battles to break them apart.
#2 Craig Bonello was arrested and charged for kidnapping and child abuse
The mum was eventually forced to lay over her daughter to stop the man abducting her from the Dollar General Store, in Hernando, Citrus County, Florida, yesterday.
After the horrifying incident, Bonello was stopped by a sheriff's deputy as he attempted to flee the scene in a car, according to reports.
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#3 Craig Bonello can be seen casually browsing the aisle as he looks towards the mother and daughter
Off-duty Jonathan Behnen happened to be in the car park at the time and reportedly stopped Bonello escaping by using his own car to block his path.
Bonello will be charged with kidnapping and child abuse.
According to NBC news, the mother has been praised by the authorities for her heroic actions in entering a "tug of war" battle with the man.
Sheriff's office Commander Buddy Grant said: "Thank goodness the girl's mother jumped into action to prevent this man from kidnapping her daughter.
#4 The astonishing CCTV footage shows the mother hitting the would-be kidnapper
"And thank goodness Deputy Behnen used his training and experience to stop this man from escaping."
Sergeant Craig Callahan said in a statement from the sheriff's office: "In my 10 years on the road I have never seen anything like this."
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