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| Man's fight to stop carjacker drive off with his son caught on CCTV | Man's fight to stop carjacker drive off with his son caught on CCTV |
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| A man’s fight to stop a knife-wielding carjacker from driving off with his son has been caught on camera. | A man’s fight to stop a knife-wielding carjacker from driving off with his son has been caught on camera. |
| Tahir Mehmood, 35, had gone into an Aldi store in Gorton, Greater Manchester, to buy flowers when he saw his wife and five-year-old child outside his car and the carjacker in the driver’s seat. However, his youngest son, aged three, was still in the back seat. | Tahir Mehmood, 35, had gone into an Aldi store in Gorton, Greater Manchester, to buy flowers when he saw his wife and five-year-old child outside his car and the carjacker in the driver’s seat. However, his youngest son, aged three, was still in the back seat. |
| Mehmood dashed to the car and dived into the passenger seat. The car thief pulled out a knife and threatened to stab him, trying to reverse the vehicle as they grappled with each other. | Mehmood dashed to the car and dived into the passenger seat. The car thief pulled out a knife and threatened to stab him, trying to reverse the vehicle as they grappled with each other. |
| But he bumped into another car behind and then ran off. | But he bumped into another car behind and then ran off. |
| Police have issued CCTV footage of the incident, which took place at about 7.40pm on Monday 16 April in the supermarket car park. | Police have issued CCTV footage of the incident, which took place at about 7.40pm on Monday 16 April in the supermarket car park. |
| Sgt Shagufta Khan, of Greater Manchester police, appealed for witnesses to come forward. “Fortunately, the family escaped the ordeal without injury and have been extremely courageous by helping us with the investigation,” he said. | |
| “This terrifying sequence of events only lasted for a few moments but the psychological implications this could have on the whole family could stay with them for a considerable time.” | “This terrifying sequence of events only lasted for a few moments but the psychological implications this could have on the whole family could stay with them for a considerable time.” |
| Anyone with information should contact police on 101 and quote incident number 2114 of 16/05/16 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information should contact police on 101 and quote incident number 2114 of 16/05/16 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. |