Man climbs through window of family home and kidnaps three-year-old toddler at knifepoint

A group of angry vigilantes pelted a man with rocks after finding him with a three-year-old boy he had kidnapped at knifepoint.



The suspect is said to have climbed into the family home, threatened the parents with a knife and taken the boy as the his screams alerted neighbours.



The suspect ran away with the boy in his arms only to finally let the toddler go after being surrounded by locals, according to the boy's grandmother Monica Garrido.



She said: "He took the child in arms and we began to shout.



"Immediately neighbors came out and someone kicked him, but did not release the child despite the blows."



A video has emerged of the man after the child was released being hit with large stones and rocks, by the angry men who caught him with the child.



He can be seen walking backwards and stumbling, while bleeding from the head, as police arrive to arrest him in the Colombian city of Cali.



Local media report the suspect, believed to be homeless, was transferred to the San Juan de Dios hospital to be treated for his wounds and is currently being held under custody.



The investigation into the incident is ongoing.