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A woman in China was caught on camera trying to snatch a two-year-old child from its pram.
The woman walked up to the mother and child and started trying to remove it from the pushchair before getting into a fight with the parent on April 9 in Chengdu, reports the People's Daily Online.
A large group of people came to the mother's aid and can be seen towards the end of the footage, beating the attempted child snatcher.
According to reports, the woman named Liu Moumou is thought to be schizophrenic.
In the footage, the woman can be seen approaching the woman and the pushchair.
All of a sudden she tries to pull the child out of the pram.
The child snatcher and the woman fight for some time as the mother tries to get control of her baby.
After some time the child snatcher runs away.
The footage then cuts to the woman lying on the floor as a mob of angry locals beat her.
Police obtained the consent of Liu's family and sent her to the Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu where she is currently receiving treatment for Schizophrenia.
Liu's husband spoke with the child's family and apologised for the incident and according to reports, they have reached an understanding.