A family member of a cryptocurrency boss narrowly escaped an attempted abduction in broad daylight in Paris on Tuesday morning, May 12.
Chilling footage reveals three men, their faces concealed, attempting to bundle a woman into a van around 8:20am on Rue Pache. The woman’s partner helps to save her, and the would-be kidnappers flee the scene in their van.
Police have stated the unnamed 34-year-old victim was accompanied by her two-year-old child. However, it remains unclear how the toddler managed to evade capture, as reported by Le Parisien.
A man is seen intervening in the horror but receives blows from the kidnappers as the shocking scene unfolded before the eyes of many passers-by, most of whom didn’t get involved despite the victim’s screams.