Abduction bid

A mother clutched her baby and screamed loudly as a man tried to snatch the child out of her arms in Timaru’s main street on Saturday. The woman could be heard yelling ‘‘don’t take my baby’’ as she fought back the alleged attacker. The man was seen trying to wrestle a baby capsule stroller off the woman. He allegedly punched her in the face several times but eventually handed the baby back as a crowd of people came to the woman’s aid. One onlooker, who tried to calm the alleged attacker, was also punched in the face. Police said they had arrested a 31-yearold man about 1.30pm and he faced two assault charges.