An extraordinary CCTV camera captured the dramatic moment parents chased down and confronted a trio of armed kidnappers accused of kidnapping their toddler son from a popular skate park before they were injured in a shocking altercation.
The 10-year-old boy was allegedly “forcibly” abducted by a man at Adventure Park in Woodridge, south of Brisbane, on Saturday afternoon.
The man allegedly forced the boy into the back seat of his Jeep and drove away after the boy allegedly threw a rock at the vehicles moments before.
The boy’s surprised parents got into their cars and followed the accused kidnapper’s vehicle.
Two vehicles were captured on CCTV entering a street to block the jeep’s exit as the street descended into chaos.
The boy’s father ran to the jeep and confronted the alleged kidnappers in dramatic scenes
The occupants of the jeep allegedly brandished machetes and fought with the parents of the 10-year-old boy.
Screams were heard as the boy’s father ran to the jeep and tried to open the door.
The 10-year-old’s mother can be heard repeatedly shouting, “That’s my son!”
Then, three occupants of the jeep jumped out, allegedly armed with machetes.
A melee broke out between the boy’s parents and his alleged kidnappers.
The mother was heard shouting: ‘Someone help, help. They stole my son’.
The boy’s 35-year-old father was knocked unconscious while his mother’s leg was run over. 9 news reported.
The altercation lasted just under five minutes.
The child was removed from the back seat and reunited with his parents as the Jeep sped away.
The alleged kidnappers were arrested a short time later.
Tauvela Soe, 27, of Woodridge, was charged with kidnapping and assault resulting in bodily injury.
He will reappear in court on June 10.
Another Woodridge man, 22, and a Kingston woman, 29, were also charged with kidnapping and assault occasioning bodily harm and will appear at Beenleigh Magistrates’ Court on May 16.
The child was not injured in the incident.
The fight that broke out was violent: the father was left unconscious and the child’s mother emerged with a broken leg. After just under five minutes, the boy was out of the car and safe.
Police investigations continue.
and reported by courier mail: “There will be a number of allegations that police will allege occurred that involve interactions between those three people, a 10-year-old boy and also people (who) were related to that 10-year-old boy,” Acting Deputy Police Commissioner. Chris Stream told reporters.
“These are allegations currently, but they’re obviously very scary for a child to be involved in that type of (alleged) incident; as you can see, it’s also very scary for the parents involved to have a child allegedly kidnapped.”