Florida Mom Saves Two Young Girls From Attempted Abduction After Stranger Pretends To Be Their Dad
17.06.2022 - 05:43
/ perezhilton.com
A Florida mom used her quick wits to save two young girls from reportedly being abducted after realizing the man who claimed to be their father was actually a total stranger.
The unsettling incident began in FishHawk’s park square on Sunday, when two friends under the age of 12 left Cherry’s Bar and Grill restaurant around 6 p.m.. According to reports, a strange man came up to the girls and told them he was going to “supervise” their walk home.
Jessica Lang of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office explained to WFLA:
Absolutely terrifying!
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Officials said after the man started following the friends, who were riding bikes, he repeatedly hit one of the girls in the head. The young pair tried to get away from him by pedaling toward a nearby church. Lang continued:
But the man had the audacity to follow the girls inside the church — where he actually tried to claim that they were his children.
Fortunately, one churchgoer — a mother — sensed something was off. The woman, who didn’t want to be identified, told Fox7 that she “saw two children on their bicycles and a male adult behind them,” adding that one of the little girls started silently mouthing to her:
The heroic woman continued:
Instead of popping off on him and potentially instigating a dangerous reaction, the mom made a smart decision: she welcomed the group into the church and distracted him with questions until she had an opportunity to call 911.
She recalled:
Hillsborough County deputies quickly responded to the scene, and found the man, who was later identified as David Daniels (above), not too far from the church, on his way back towards downtown.
The 37-year-old