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| Mother fights off baby snatchers | Mother fights off baby snatchers |
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| A 30-year-old mother had to fight off a man and a woman who attempted to snatch her baby daughter from a pram. | A 30-year-old mother had to fight off a man and a woman who attempted to snatch her baby daughter from a pram. |
| The mother was crossing Wigan Road, Leigh, with her four-month-old daughter on Sunday when the woman lunged towards her and shouted: "Get the baby". | The mother was crossing Wigan Road, Leigh, with her four-month-old daughter on Sunday when the woman lunged towards her and shouted: "Get the baby". |
| The man also made a grab for the child before the woman was punched by mother. | The man also made a grab for the child before the woman was punched by mother. |
| Det Sgt Graham Rigby said: "Thankfully the mother had strapped her baby into the pram and had the wherewithal to fight off the would-be abductors." | Det Sgt Graham Rigby said: "Thankfully the mother had strapped her baby into the pram and had the wherewithal to fight off the would-be abductors." |
| Both the offenders fled and the mother and child were unhurt. | Both the offenders fled and the mother and child were unhurt. |
| The man is white, about 5ft 7in (1.70m) tall, in his 40s with a muscular build and very short jet black hair. He was wearing black trainers, black jeans and a black leather jacket which was fastened up to cover most of his face. | The man is white, about 5ft 7in (1.70m) tall, in his 40s with a muscular build and very short jet black hair. He was wearing black trainers, black jeans and a black leather jacket which was fastened up to cover most of his face. |
| The woman was also white, around 5ft 6in (1.68m) tall, in her 40s with a slim build and jet black hair scraped back into a bun and piercing green eyes. | The woman was also white, around 5ft 6in (1.68m) tall, in her 40s with a slim build and jet black hair scraped back into a bun and piercing green eyes. |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident | |
| She was wearing black trainers, dark green combat trousers and a black canvas jacket which was elasticated around the waist. Both offenders were wearing black knitted gloves. | She was wearing black trainers, dark green combat trousers and a black canvas jacket which was elasticated around the waist. Both offenders were wearing black knitted gloves. |
| Mr Rigby added: "She put up a determined fight against the couple and managed to fend them off, but she was left understandably horrified by what happened. | |
| "We now need to hear from anyone who either saw what happened, or who saw this couple before the incident. | |
| "We need to catch these people before they put another mother through a similar ordeal." | |
| Detectives are now appealing for anyone who saw the incident to contact them. | Detectives are now appealing for anyone who saw the incident to contact them. |